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Nikolaev, Igor
🇷🇺FIDE 4188195· Male· Russia· Born in 1973
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Igor Nikolaev, a 53-year-old Russian player, is rated 1805. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 151 months (2005–2018), 66 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Krasnoyarsk region Standard 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including VPHS_GAGARINSKY 2026 March Rapid-F) and 3 blitz events (including VPHS_GAGARINSKY 2026 March Blitz-K) recently. His peak of 2056 was reached at age 32 (Jan 2005).
Current rating
1805
Standard
Rpd1751·Blz1799
All-time high
2056
−251 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 32
Jan 2005 · age 32
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#74,821
#74,821 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1805 → returned at 1805
Aug 2024
66th Russian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1904
May 2024
2023
81st Russian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1840
Dec 2023
2018
Inactive for 66 months
paused at 1908 → returned at 1840
Apr 2018
2005
Inactive for 151 months
paused at 2009 → returned at 1936
Jul 2005
Best 12-month gain (+48 Elo)
2008 → 2056
Jan 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1805 → 1805
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
5W0D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #16 | 1808 | +0.2 |
Rankings
/
Russia
#1,833
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,134
in continent
World
#74,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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