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Sitnikov, Dmitrij
IM🇷🇺FIDE 4135431· Male· Russia· Born in 1983
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Dmitrij Sitnikov, a 43-year-old Russian International Master, is rated 2326 and sitting in the top 2% of Russian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 20-month break between Sep 2017 and Jun 2019. Recent appearance: Novokuznetsk Champ.2025. Also played 7 rapid (including B.A. Kustov Memorial_RAPID Grand Prix of Russia) and 4 blitz events (including Pearl of Kuzbass_M.I. Naidov Memorial 2025) recently. His peak of 2507 was reached at age 29 (May 2012); he also reached Russian #92 in Sep 2012.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #61 in U20 and World #44 in U18.
Current rating
2326
Standard
Rpd2279·Blz2299
All-time high
2507
−181 pts below
May 2012 · age 29
May 2012 · age 29
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 2%
#147 · Russian players · of 6,953
Career timeline
15 entries2025
13th Russian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2347
Dec 2025
2017
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2378 → returned at 2360
Sep 2017
2014
500 career games
at age 31
Sep 2014
2012
Peak Russian rank: #92
at age 29 · rated 2505
Sep 2012
All-time peak 2507
at age 29 · −181 from today
May 2012
2011
Crossed 2500
at age 28
Nov 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
2347 → 2326
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
3W4D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #5 | 2002 | -20.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEvgenij LomantsovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2140
+41 −17 =5
63 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSergey V. LavrovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2338
+29 −23 =10
62 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsEvgeniy Suchkov
🇷🇺RUS·2356
+17 −13 =24
54 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAndrei S. KuznetsovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2220
+32 −8 =8
48 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsMikhail NigametzianovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2357
+18 −14 =15
47 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Russia
#147
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#653
in continent
World
#3,285
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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