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Nikitin, Alexej

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FIDEFIDE 4136942· Male· Russia· Born in 1945

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Alexej Nikitin, a 81-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2075 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearance: Summer Cup of the Belaya Kalitva Chess Club. He had 6 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2003), 21 months (2008–2010), 70 months (2010–2016), 22 months (2016–2018), 58 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 21 months (2023–2024). His peak of 2362 was reached at age 62 (Apr 2007).

Awarded FM in 2003 (age 58).

Current rating

2075

Standard

Rpd2239·Blz2221

All-time high

2362

−287 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 62

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 8%

#17,839 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

21 entries
2026
63rd 80+ player worldwide
at age 81 · rated 2075
May 2026
2023
29th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 78 · rated 2221
Dec 2023
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2221 → returned at 2115
Feb 2023
2018
Inactive for 58 months
paused at 2215 → returned at 2221
Mar 2018
2016
51st 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2249
Dec 2016
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2249 → returned at 2215
Apr 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Boris MalasajFM 2,111
Summer Cup of the Belaya Kalitva Chess Club · Aug 2025 · +11.0 Elo
Evolution
-40
2115 → 2075
Tournaments
1
12 games
Score
4.5/ 1237.5%
3W3D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Summer Cup of the Belaya Kalitva Chess Club
Round-Robin
Aug 20254.5/12#41997-39.6
Worst Elo result: Summer Cup of the Belaya Kalitva Chess Club (-39.6 Elo, finished #4).

Rankings

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Russia
#602
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,420
in continent
World
#17,839
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Russia
1
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2,729
2
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2,684
3
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2,654
4
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2,653
4
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2,653
6
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2,641
6
🇷🇺Artemiev, VladislavFollow Vladislav ArtemievTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,641
8
🇷🇺Popov, IvanFollow Ivan PopovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,610
9
🇷🇺Matlakov, MaximFollow Maxim MatlakovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,598
10
🇷🇺Zemlyanskii, IvanFollow Ivan ZemlyanskiiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,595
...
602🇷🇺Nikitin, Alexej2,075
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
8
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2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
...
2420🇷🇺Nikitin, Alexej2,075
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
17839🇷🇺Nikitin, Alexej2,075