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Vitiugov, Nikita
GM🇬🇧FIDE 4152956· Male· England· Born in 1987
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Nikita Vitiugov, a 39-year-old English Grandmaster, is rated 2666 and ranked 1st among English players, and 48th worldwide. He has held steady between 2650 and 2675 for 9 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic, and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 6 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Knockout) recently. His peak of 2751 was reached at age 32 (Nov 2019); he also reached World #15 in May 2011 and spent 30 months in the world top 20.
Competes for England since Aug 2023. Awarded GM in 2007 (age 20) and IM in 2006 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #7 in U20, World #13 in U18, World #11 in U16 and World #9 in U14.
Current rating
2666
Standard
Rpd2616·Blz2586
All-time high
2751
−85 pts below
Nov 2019 · age 32
Nov 2019 · age 32
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · English players · of 2,546
30 months in World top 20 (2011–2022)
30 months in World top 20 (2011–2022)
Career timeline
24 entries2023
Switched federation: FID → ENG
at age 36
Aug 2023
2022
Switched federation: RUS → FID
at age 35
Mar 2022
30 months in world top 20
longest streak 17 months · since May 2011
Jan 2022
2019
Crossed 2750
at age 32
Nov 2019
All-time peak 2751
at age 32 · −85 from today
Nov 2019
2015
1,000 career games
at age 28
Nov 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
2671 → 2666
Tournaments
11
59 games
Score
35.5/ 5960.2%
17W37D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #47 | 2649 | -0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #12 | 2702 | +1.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #35 | 2632 | -1.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #33 | 2818 | +4.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #3 | 2708 | +6.5 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | R128 | 2617 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/8 | #65 | 2680 | +3.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #94 | 2397 | -7.1 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/11 | #59 | 2633 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #16 | 2565 | -9.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHans Moke NiemannGM
🇺🇸USA·2728
+2 −11 =13
26 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsEvgeny TomashevskyGM
🇷🇺RUS·2681
+0 −1 =24
25 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsPeter SvidlerGM
FID·2682
+0 −5 =19
24 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsYangyi YuGM
🇨🇳CHN·2714
+1 −4 =15
20 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsErnesto InarkievGM
🇷🇺RUS·2653
+4 −4 =11
19 games·last met Feb 2021
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Rankings
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England
#1
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#18
in continent
World
#48
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
England
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| 18 | 2,666 | |
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| 48 | 2,666 | |