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Vlassov, Nikolai
IM🇷🇺FIDE 4103360· Male· Russia· Born in 1965
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Nikolai Vlassov, a 61-year-old Russian International Master, is rated 2322 and sitting in the top 2% of Russian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent appearances: Senior Men Russian Championship 2025 and Moscow Open 2025_A. Also played 7 rapid (including Kur Memorial_Rapid Grand-Prix of Russia 2026) and 5 blitz events (including Blitz Grand Prix of Russia 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2005–2007), 27 months (2007–2009), 13 months (2010–2011) and 16 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2493 was reached at age 50 (Jan 2015); he also reached Russian #94 in May 2015.
Competes for Russia since Nov 2025. Awarded IM in 2001 (age 36). Earned a GM norm at Aeroflot Festival 2004 Tmnt A.
Current rating
2322
Standard
Rpd2259·Blz2330
All-time high
2493
−171 pts below
Jan 2015 · age 50
Jan 2015 · age 50
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#151 · Russian players · of 6,953
Career timeline
22 entries2026
5th Russian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2322
Apr 2026
2025
6th Russian 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2322
Dec 2025
Switched federation: FID → RUS
at age 60
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 60
Aug 2025
2023
500 career games
at age 58
Dec 2023
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2283 → returned at 2299
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+31
2291 → 2322
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
14/ 1782.4%
13W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7.5/8 | #1 | 2614 | +20.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #8 | 2367 | +10.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVladislav Gontcharov
🇷🇺RUS·2421
+17 −22 =12
51 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsVladimir NevostrujevGM
🇷🇺RUS·2373
+6 −8 =30
44 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSergey TrofimovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2373
+10 −9 =3
22 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDmitrij SitnikovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2326
+9 −3 =9
21 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPavel Shirshov
🇷🇺RUS·2200
+13 −3 =1
17 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
/
Russia
#151
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#666
in continent
World
#3,410
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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