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Novik, Maxim
GM🇱🇹FIDE 4102924· Male· Lithuania· Born in 1970
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Maxim Novik, a 56-year-old Lithuanian Grandmaster, is rated 2362 and ranked 15th among Lithuanian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 18 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50, 13th NY International Super Swiss Championship, and 2025 NY Marshall Summer Six Day - IM D. Also played 6 rapid (including 3rd Tartu Chess Festival: Alexela Cup; 3rd Toomas Virro memorial in rapid chess) and 7 blitz events (including Tallinn Chess Festival - III TalTech Blitz) recently. He took a 14-month break between Jul 2005 and Oct 2006. His peak of 2527 was reached at age 33 (Jan 2003, World #391 at the time); he spent 41 months in Lithuanian top 5, with a longest streak of 3 consecutive years.
Competes for Lithuania since Mar 2022. Awarded GM in 2003 (age 33) and IM in 2001 (age 31).
Current rating
2362
Standard
Rpd2349·Blz2286
All-time high
2527
−165 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 33
Jan 2003 · age 33
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · Lithuanian players · of 504
41 months in National top 5 (2003–2018)
41 months in National top 5 (2003–2018)
Career timeline
19 entries2026
85th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2375
Jan 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 54
Feb 2024
2022
67th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 52 · rated 2434
May 2022
Switched federation: RUS → LTU
at age 52
Mar 2022
2018
41 months in national top 5
longest streak 38 months · since Jul 2003
Dec 2018
Peak Lithuanian rank: #4
at age 48 · rated 2461
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-25
2387 → 2362
Tournaments
4
38 games
Score
21.5/ 3856.6%
15W13D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4/9 | #6 | 2274 | -12.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/11 | #19 | 2330 | -3.1 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #12 | 2417 | +5.0 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #3 | 2243 | -14.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexander SotskyIM
🇮🇱ISR·2317
+16 −11 =4
31 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsArtyom ZubritskiyIM
FID·2381
+4 −13 =9
26 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsMichail Rusanov
🇷🇺RUS·2440
+10 −6 =7
23 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsDenis PershinIM
🇷🇺RUS·2358
+10 −10 =1
21 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsVadim MoiseenkoGM
🇷🇺RUS·2518
+8 −8 =1
17 games·last met Dec 2017
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Rankings
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Lithuania
#15
out of 1,239 players
Europe
#1,545
in continent
World
#2,424
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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