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Zhidelev, Nikolay

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

63

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 7%

#14,380 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
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

Best result
Moscow Open 2025_A
perf 2270 (+154) · 6/9 · #39
Top opponent
Russian Chess Crown standard A · Feb 2026 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
+102
20092111
Tournaments
8
72 games
Score
42.5/ 7259.0%
35W15D22L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAnton Yatzenko2,284·Moscow Open 2025_A·R6·+29.0
3.[W]vsGalina MikheevaFM2,252·Moscow Open 2025_A·R5·+27.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMatvey Dubovkin1,759·Moscow Open 2025_A·R1·-35.5
3.[L]vsAfruzbek SobirovCM2,015·Tsaghkadzor Open 2025·R3·-28.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Apr 20262/8#1042044-93.2
Open Swiss
Mar 20265/9#251996-64.4
Open Swiss
Feb 20265.5/10#442372+108.4
Swiss
Nov 20257/9#12304+62.4
Swiss
Nov 20255/9#131951-77.2
Open Swiss
Sep 20255.5/9#172150-9.6
Team
Aug 20256.5/9#92261+69.2
Open Swiss
Jul 20256/9#392270+107.2
Worst Elo result: Team men HL chess 2026 (-93.2 Elo, finished #104).

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Rankings

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Russia
#490
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,021
in continent
World
#14,380
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,733
9
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10
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World
1
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2
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9
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9
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