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Zhidelev, Nikolay
🇷🇺FIDE 34231269· Male· Russia· Born in 2008
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Nikolay Zhidelev, a 18-year-old Russian player, is rated 2111 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +102 Elo over the past 12 months. 81 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PFO championship 2026 - men, Russian Chess Crown standard A, and Perm Championship 2025 Standard. Also played 6 rapid (including Rapid_Team Men Champ. 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Blitz_Team Men Champ. 2025) recently. His peak of 2268 was reached at age 18 (Apr 2026).
At junior level, he reached #15, #8, #25 and #52 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2111
Standard
Rpd2135·Blz2149
All-time high
2268
−157 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,380 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
15th Russian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2268
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 18
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2268
at age 18 · −157 from today
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Aug 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+102
2009 → 2111
Tournaments
8
72 games
Score
42.5/ 7259.0%
35W15D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/8 | #104 | 2044 | -93.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #25 | 1996 | -64.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/10 | #44 | 2372 | +108.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2304 | +62.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #13 | 1951 | -77.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/9 | #17 | 2150 | -9.6 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 2261 | +69.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #39 | 2270 | +107.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDemid Shishkin
🇷🇺RUS·2070
+4 −8 =4
16 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsArtem Bannykh
🇷🇺RUS·2126
+4 −4 =6
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMikhail Nanavov
🇷🇺RUS·1798
+7 −4 =2
13 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsRuslan Lisimenko
🇷🇺RUS·2212
+1 −4 =7
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVladimir Dm. Kozlov
🇷🇺RUS·1922
+8 −0 =4
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Russia
#490
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,021
in continent
World
#14,380
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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