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Kalinin, Nikita An.

Kalinin, Nikita An.

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FIDEFIDE 34233512· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 2009

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Nikita An. Kalinin, a 17-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2326 — just 18 short of his peak of 2344 (Dec 2024, age 15) and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 18 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Aeroflot Open 2026, Russian Championship B19 2026, and World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U16. Also played 3 rapid (including Kur Memorial_Rapid Grand-Prix of Russia 2026) and 5 blitz events (including Kur Memorial_Blitz Grand-Prix of Russia 2026) recently. He reached #61 nationally in Dec 2024.

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Jun 2024. Awarded FM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #67 in U16 and #6, #30, #16 and #4 nationally in U18, U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

2326

Standard

Rpd2190·Blz2309

All-time high

2344

−18 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 15

Activity

51

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 1%

#174 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,644

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
6th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 2326
Apr 2026
2025
67th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2344
Jan 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Jan 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #61
at age 15 · rated 2344
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+645 Elo)
1699 → 2344
Dec 2024
Crossed 2300
at age 15
Dec 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Aeroflot Open 2026
perf 2401 (+75) · 4.5/9 · #77
Top opponent
vs Alexey GrachevIM 2,424
Aeroflot Open 2026 · Feb 2026 · +2.7 Elo
Evolution
-10
2336 → 2326
Tournaments
3
29 games
Score
17.5/ 2960.3%
12W11D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGor AirapetianIM2,418·Aeroflot Open 2026·R8·+12.6
2.[W]vsStanislav BukreevIM2,402·Aeroflot Open 2026·R5·+12.2
3.[W]vsMaksim VolkovFM2,366·Russian Championship B19 2026·R9·+11.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Aeroflot Open 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20264.5/9#772401+24.6
Russian Championship B19 2026
Swiss
Feb 20266.5/9#22289+0.8
World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U16
Open Swiss
Oct 20256.5/11#362200-35.6
Worst Elo result: World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U16 (-35.6 Elo, finished #36).

Most-Played Opponents

vsDanil Reshetnikov
🇷🇺RUS·1720
+8 −2 =1
11 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsVitaly Poletaev
🇷🇺RUS·1946
+8 −2 =1
11 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsLeonid EfimovFM
FID·2336
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsDenis Karpitsky
🇷🇺RUS
+5 −4 =0
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBogdan Volynets
🇷🇺RUS·1989
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2022
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Rankings

/
FIDE (no federation)
#80
out of 957 players
Special
#80
in continent
World
#3,309
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
FIDE (no federation)
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
7
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
9
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
10
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
...
80Kalinin, Nikita An.2,326
Special
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
7
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
9
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
10
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
...
80Kalinin, Nikita An.2,326
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
3309Kalinin, Nikita An.2,326