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KN
Kapitonov, Nikolai
🇷🇺FIDE 34211594· Male· Russia· Born in 1994
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Nikolai Kapitonov, a 32-year-old Russian player, is rated 2040. He has slipped back 51 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sakha Republic Head's Cup - Stage of Russia Cup 2026, Sakha Chmp. 2025 Men, and 1_league_Yakutsk 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Sakha Republic Head's Cup Rapid 2026) and 3 blitz events (including Sakha Republic Head's Cup Blitz 2026) recently. His peak of 2095 was reached at age 31 (Nov 2025).
Current rating
2040
Standard
Rpd2079·Blz2062
All-time high
2095
−55 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 31
Nov 2025 · age 31
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#21,981
#21,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 2095
at age 31 · −55 from today
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+143 Elo)
1948 → 2091
May 2025
2024
Crossed 2000
at age 30
Nov 2024
2019
100 career games
at age 25
May 2019
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1971 → returned at 1930
May 2019
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-51
2091 → 2040
Tournaments
3
29 games
Score
15.5/ 2953.4%
11W9D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #20 | 2006 | -9.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4/11 | #8 | 1942 | -45.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2056 | +3.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNariman Mustafin
🇷🇺RUS·2084
+2 −12 =6
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsArseniy Chumaevskiy
🇷🇺RUS·2149
+8 −9 =2
19 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDenis Nazarov
🇷🇺RUS·2133
+3 −9 =5
17 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAlbert PostnikovCM
🇷🇺RUS·2264
+5 −10 =1
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsArtur Vasiliev
🇷🇺RUS·2060
+4 −5 =6
15 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Russia
#702
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,851
in continent
World
#21,981
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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