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Gutsulyak, Nikolay
🇷🇺FIDE 34291903· Male· Russia· Born in 1984
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Nikolay Gutsulyak, a 42-year-old Russian player, is rated 1864. He is progressing steadily with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 95 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Challenger 2026, 3rd The Rooky Mini-Open 2026 - Standard Challenger, and 1st Icon Chiang Mai Standard Chess Tournament 2026. Also played 24 rapid (including 1st Bangkok Summer International Chess 2025 - Super Rapid) and 25 blitz events (including 1st Bangkok Summer International Chess 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1985 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2018).
Current rating
1864
Standard
Rpd1934·Blz1859
All-time high
1985
−121 pts below
Jan 2018 · age 34
Jan 2018 · age 34
Activity
80
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
87 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#57,495
#57,495 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
68th Russian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1882
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+107 Elo)
1729 → 1836
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 40
Mar 2024
2020
89th Russian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1910
Oct 2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1910 → returned at 1880
Apr 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 34
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
1843 → 1864
Tournaments
15
103 games
Score
65/ 10363.1%
58W25D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #8 | 1784 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 1838 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/6 | #1 | 2517 | +31.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #8 | 1740 | -17.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 1929 | +12.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #23 | 1788 | -27.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKo Ko OhnFM
🇲🇲MYA·1991
+6 −20 =6
32 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsLouie Salvador
🇵🇭PHI·2136
+1 −27 =0
28 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJony HablaFM
🇵🇭PHI·2111
+2 −17 =2
21 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsPoompong WiwatanadateFM
🇹🇭THA·2070
+5 −11 =0
16 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsSirikwan Pinphetsawan
🇹🇭THA·1470
+14 −2 =0
16 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Russia
#1,454
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,821
in continent
World
#57,494
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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