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Nikitin, Gennady
🇷🇺INACTIVE · since April 2025FIDE 4159578· Male· Russia· Born in 1938
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Gennady Nikitin, a 88-year-old Russian player, is rated 1896. He plays around 27 rated games per year and took a 16-month break between Nov 2023 and Apr 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Novosibirsk Seniors Rapid Chess Team Tournament "Trough Sport - towards Active Longevity - 2025") recently. His peak of 2184 was reached at age 67 (Apr 2005).
Current rating
1896
Standard
Rpd1961·Blz1901
All-time high
2184
−288 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 67
Apr 2005 · age 67
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
#49,135
#49,135 · players worldwide · of 216,807
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1896 → still inactive
Apr 2025
2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1911 → returned at 1896
Nov 2023
2019
97th 80+ player worldwide
at age 81 · rated 2062
Feb 2019
2016
25th Russian 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 2080
Dec 2016
500 career games
at age 78
Jan 2016
2011
51st Russian 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 2149
Nov 2011
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1896 → 1896
Last 12 months — tournaments
0 eventsMost-Played Opponents
vsVladimir Novichkov
🇷🇺RUS·1930
+5 −12 =4
21 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsNikolai Yakushev
🇷🇺RUS·1966
+7 −8 =6
21 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsGennady Okladnikov
🇷🇺RUS
+6 −3 =8
17 games·last met Nov 2013
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vsVictor Konjkov
🇷🇺RUS·1762
+3 −2 =11
16 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsVyacheslav Solomin
🇷🇺RUS·1912
+10 −4 =1
15 games·last met Sep 2023
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Rankings
/
Russia
#1,249
out of 13,950 players
Asia-Pacific
#38,186
in continent
World
#50,154
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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