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Pushkov, Nikolai
GM🇷🇺FIDE 4117131· Male· Russia· Born in 1946
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Nikolai Pushkov, a 80-year-old Russian Grandmaster, is rated 2081 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈71/year long-term). Recent appearances: 40 anniversary "Ladya" Azov masters and Don cup 2025 standard. Also played 1 rapid event (including Don cup 2025 rapid) recently. His peak of 2561 was reached at age 55 (Apr 2001, World #205 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 55).
Current rating
2081
Standard
Rpd1872·Blz2086
All-time high
2561
−480 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 55
Apr 2001 · age 55
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,247 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2022
31st 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2232
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2254 → returned at 2235
Mar 2020
2017
21st 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2339
Jun 2017
2012
12th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2409
Dec 2012
1,000 career games
at age 66
Jul 2012
2007
2nd 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2522
Apr 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
2105 → 2081
Tournaments
1
14 games
Score
3.5/ 1425.0%
1W5D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 3.5/14 | #7 | 1974 | -23.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYury Polyakov
🇷🇺RUS·2110
+6 −1 =13
20 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsAlexander ZakharovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2233
+8 −3 =5
16 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsYuri S BalashovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2376
+1 −10 =2
13 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsViktor Melnik
🇷🇺RUS·2059
+5 −1 =7
13 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsAnatoly M. Kremenietskym
🇷🇺RUS
+4 −1 =7
12 games·last met Nov 2019
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Rankings
/
Russia
#581
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,356
in continent
World
#17,247
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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