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Zimenkov, Nikita
🇷🇺FIDE 34423559· Male· Russia· Born in 2010
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Nikita Zimenkov, a 16-year-old Russian player, is rated 1904 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +195 Elo over the past 12 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Grand-Open in "Galeria", Stage 4, Grand-Open in "Galeria", Stage 3, and M.Chigorin Memorial 2025 Standard. Also played 5 rapid (including Petersburg Summer 2025 Rapid Grand Prix) and 10 blitz events (including M.Chigorin Memorial 2025 Blitz) recently.
Current rating
1904
Standard
Rpd1896·Blz1886
All-time high
1904
at best
Feb 2026 · age 16
Feb 2026 · age 16
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#47,148
#47,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
All-time peak 1904
at age 16
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Sep 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 14
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+535 Elo)
1142 → 1677
Mar 2024
2022
First FIDE rating
1244 · at age 12
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+242
1662 → 1904
Tournaments
5
39 games
Score
20/ 3951.3%
15W10D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/7 | #26 | 2080 | +69.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/6 | #44 | 1895 | +20.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/9 | #113 | 1759 | -51.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #76 | 1979 | +132.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/8 | #3 | 1846 | +72.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSaveliy Surovets
🇷🇺RUS·1917
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsMatvey Gerchikov
🇷🇺RUS·1842
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsArtem Dm. Ismailov
🇷🇺RUS·1800
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsIlya Rusanov
🇷🇺RUS·1932
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsNikita Igumnov
🇷🇺RUS·1896
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Russia
#1,243
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,563
in continent
World
#47,147
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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