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Darjin, Nikolay
🇷🇺FIDE 4180941· Male· Russia· Born in 1957
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Nikolay Darjin, a 69-year-old Russian player, is rated 1435. He has slipped back 143 Elo over the past 12 months. 74 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Pedagogical Chess Union Cup in Chess 2026 March STANDARD-B-C-D, VO Moscow. February 2026, and VPHS_Petrosyan Memorial 2026 January STANDARD-D. Also played 8 rapid (including Rapid Moscow. March 2026 - 1) and 1 blitz events (including Moscow Blitz Tournament Seniors (men)) recently. He had 7 career breaks: 32 months (2003–2005), 35 months (2007–2010), 15 months (2010–2011), 27 months (2011–2014), 33 months (2014–2017), 29 months (2017–2020) and 33 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1990 was reached at age 50 (Jan 2007).
Current rating
1435
Standard
Rpd1481·Blz1593
All-time high
1990
−555 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 50
Jan 2007 · age 50
Activity
82
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#208,811
#208,811 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+222 Elo)
1372 → 1594
Feb 2025
2020
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1763 → returned at 1705
Apr 2020
2017
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1778 → returned at 1763
Oct 2017
2014
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1835 → returned at 1835
May 2014
100 career games
at age 57
Jan 2014
2011
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1883 → returned at 1879
Sep 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-100
1535 → 1435
Tournaments
8
55 games
Score
19.5/ 5535.5%
10W19D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #27 | 1392 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/5 | #70 | 1384 | -31.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/6 | #62 | 1680 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #2 | 1542 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/7 | #52 | 1468 | -25.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/7 | #56 | 1559 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/6 | #60 | 1633 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/8 | #29 | 1563 | +1.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGennadiy Nogaev
🇷🇺RUS·1503
+6 −8 =1
15 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRafik Mezhlumian
🇷🇺RUS
+3 −10 =1
14 games·last met Nov 2014
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vsEugeny D. Kashirsky
🇷🇺RUS
+7 −1 =4
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsVissarion L. Kondratiev
🇷🇺RUS·1951
+1 −5 =5
11 games·last met Nov 2014
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vsAlexey P. Simakov
🇷🇺RUS·1846
+2 −8 =0
10 games·last met Jun 2023
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Rankings
/
Russia
#6,530
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#48,019
in continent
World
#208,537
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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