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Olenin, Nikolay
IM🇷🇺FIDE 4122216· Male· Russia· Born in 1966
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Nikolay Olenin, a 60-year-old Russian International Master, is rated 2276 and sitting in the top 3% of Russian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 7 career breaks: 15 months (2009–2011), 14 months (2012–2013), 16 months (2013–2015), 30 months (2015–2017), 14 months (2018–2019), 14 months (2022–2023) and 23 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: CFO men team 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including V.V.Andreev Memorial) recently. His peak of 2454 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2004).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 35).
Current rating
2276
Standard
Rpd2250·Blz2187
All-time high
2454
−178 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 38
Jan 2004 · age 38
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#212 · Russian players · of 6,953
Career timeline
23 entries2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2306 → returned at 2300
Jan 2024
2022
6th Russian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2344
Apr 2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2344 → returned at 2309
Jan 2022
2019
11th Russian 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2351
Oct 2019
2018
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2349 → returned at 2351
Jan 2018
2017
500 career games
at age 51
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-30
2306 → 2276
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
4W9D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #71 | 2051 | -24.3 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #4 | 2150 | -6.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDmitrij SkurikhinFM
🇷🇺RUS·2277
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Feb 2024
View head-to-head →
vsKonstantin BazarovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2235
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsEvgeny PlatonovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2290
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsRoman MilutinFM
🇷🇺RUS·2361
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Jun 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Russia
#212
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#891
in continent
World
#4,881
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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