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Popov, Nikita Vlad
🇷🇺FIDE 34457437· Male· Russia· Born in 2009
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Nikita Vlad Popov, a 17-year-old Russian player, is rated 1808 — just 1 short of his peak of 1809 (Feb 2026, age 17). He is on a breakout run, having gained +95 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: Odintsovo Championship A 2026 and Championship of the Moscow region 2025_B19. Also played 13 rapid (including Russian Chess Crown rapid B (27.02)) and 6 blitz events (including Blitz Moscow. March 2026 - 4) recently. He took a 16-month break between May 2024 and Oct 2025.
Current rating
1808
Standard
Rpd1861·Blz1851
All-time high
1809
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#73,816
#73,816 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1809
at age 17 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1713 → returned at 1690
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2024
2022
Best 12-month gain (+385 Elo)
1105 → 1490
Aug 2022
2021
First FIDE rating
1306 · at age 12
Mar 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+95
1713 → 1808
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
9.5/ 1755.9%
7W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/8 | #6 | 2036 | +118.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #7 | 1744 | -23.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDmitriy And Savenko
🇷🇺RUS·1850
+3 −4 =9
16 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsGrigoriy Saulin
🇷🇺RUS·1888
+1 −9 =6
16 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsArkadi Eremeevich VulGM
🇷🇺RUS·2109
+0 −13 =1
14 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAlena Demina
🇷🇺RUS·1639
+4 −2 =7
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsViktor Danilkin
🇷🇺RUS·1922
+3 −4 =5
12 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Russia
#1,815
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,990
in continent
World
#73,815
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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