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Nikonov, Maksim
🇷🇺FIDE 34473149· Male· Russia· Born in 2011
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Maksim Nikonov, a 15-year-old Russian player, is rated 1741. He has slipped back 82 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Russian Championship B17 2026, VPHS_Petrosyan Memorial 2026 January STANDARD-B, and Juniors Cup of Russia 2025_Final stage_B15. Also played 3 rapid (including Championship of the Moscow region rapid 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Championship of the Moscow region blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 1902 was reached at age 14 (Jan 2025).
At junior level, he reached #26, #63, #13 and #62 nationally in U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1741
Standard
Rpd1965·Blz1965
All-time high
1902
−161 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 14
Jan 2025 · age 14
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#95,687
#95,687 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Jan 2026
2025
26th Russian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1902
Jan 2025
Best 12-month gain (+472 Elo)
1430 → 1902
Jan 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1902
at age 14 · −161 from today
Jan 2025
2023
100 career games
at age 12
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-49
1790 → 1741
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
13/ 3240.6%
9W8D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/9 | #56 | 1663 | -49.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/7 | #11 | 1763 | -16.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3/7 | #5 | 1908 | +45.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #18 | 1727 | -27.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexander FedosovFM
FID·2277
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsNikita Belinskiy
🇷🇺RUS·2064
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsVasiliy Murashko
🇷🇺RUS·2055
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDaniil Oshchepkov
🇷🇺RUS·1820
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMikhail Kinin
🇷🇺RUS·1957
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2021
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Rankings
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Russia
#2,262
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,318
in continent
World
#95,685
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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