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Nikonov, Lev

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FIDEFIDE 34259350· Male· Russia· Born in 2005

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Lev Nikonov, a 21-year-old Russian player, is rated 1901. He has slipped back 78 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Grand-Open in "Galeria", Stage 3, Moscow Open 2025_A, and Saratov Region Chess Cup 2025 , st 3. He took a 12-month break between Apr 2017 and May 2018. His peak of 1979 was reached at age 20 (Jun 2025).

At junior level, he reached #48 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1901

Standard

Rpd1871·Blz1928

All-time high

1979

−78 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 20

Activity

36

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

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

Signature stat

#47,868

#47,868 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
48th Russian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1979
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1979
at age 20 · −78 from today
Jun 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Jun 2022
2021
Best 12-month gain (+175 Elo)
1609 → 1784
Sep 2021
100 career games
at age 16
Jun 2021

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Lev Chernov 1,911
Grand-Open in "Galeria", Stage 3 · Dec 2025 · +9.9 Elo
Evolution
-78
1979 → 1901
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
11/ 2642.3%
7W8D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLev Chernov1,911·Grand-Open in "Galeria", Stage 3·R6·+9.9
2.[W]vsArseniy A. Urivskiy1,886·Moscow Open 2025_A·R5·+8.6
3.[W]vsAlexandr Belokhvostik1,857·Moscow Open 2025_A·R3·+7.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIlya Putintsev1,741·Moscow Open 2025_A·R6·-15.1
2.[L]vsSergey Sterkhov1,817·Moscow Open 2025_A·R8·-13.3
3.[L]vsArtem Pav. Vinogradov1,821·Grand-Open in "Galeria", Stage 3·R2·-12.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team men HL chess 2026
Team
Apr 20260.5/5#1221824-14.8
Grand-Open in "Galeria", Stage 3
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/7#331842-19.4
Moscow Open 2025_A
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/9#2061832-40.8
Saratov Region Chess Cup 2025 , st 3
Swiss
Jul 20254/5#51923-2.8
Worst Elo result: Moscow Open 2025_A (-40.8 Elo, finished #206).

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Rankings

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Russia
#1,250
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,632
in continent
World
#47,867
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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