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Sokolovs, Nikita
🇱🇻FIDE 34212523· Male· Latvia· Born in 2008
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Nikita Sokolovs, a 18-year-old Latvian player, is rated 1669 — just 1 short of his peak of 1670 (Aug 2025, age 17). He is on a steady climb with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: Karelian 2025 cup and Gospodin Velikiy Novgorod 2025 - Open A. Also played 2 rapid (including 3rd Tartu Chess Festival: Alexela Cup; 3rd Toomas Virro memorial in rapid chess) and 4 blitz events (including 3rd Tartu Chess Festival: 3rd Estiko Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2022–2024) and 15 months (2024–2025).
Competes for Latvia since Jan 2026. At junior level, he reached #19, #15, #15 and #15 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1669
Standard
Rpd1881·Blz1962
All-time high
1670
−1 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 17
Aug 2025 · age 17
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#120,800
#120,800 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Switched federation: RUS → LAT
at age 18
Jan 2026
2025
19th Latvian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1670
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1670
at age 17 · −1 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+252 Elo)
1370 → 1622
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+47
1622 → 1669
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
6W6D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #15 | 1792 | +59.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/6 | #25 | 1937 | -12.4 |
Rankings
/
Latvia
#169
out of 966 players
Europe
#83,681
in continent
World
#120,795
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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