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Velichko, Nikolay
🇷🇺INACTIVE · since March 2023FIDE 54154022· Male· Russia· Born in 1956
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Nikolay Velichko, a 70-year-old Russian player, is rated 1691 — his current career high. He plays around 6 rated games per year and had 2 career breaks: 30 months (2015–2017) and 23 months (2021–2023). Also played 3 rapid events (including Odintsovo International woman day A 2026) recently.
Current rating
1691
Standard
Rpd1459·Blz1582
All-time high
1691
at best
Mar 2024 · age 68
Mar 2024 · age 68
Activity
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classical only
Signature stat
#112,942
#112,942 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 68
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1691
at age 68
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1485 → still inactive
Mar 2023
2021
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1533 → returned at 1485
Mar 2021
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 63
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1691 → 1691
Last 12 months — tournaments
0 eventsMost-Played Opponents
vsIvan Usachev
🇷🇺RUS·1519
+28 −12 =5
45 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsVladimir Vlasov
🇷🇺RUS·1728
+9 −28 =0
37 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsVladimir Popikhin
🇷🇺RUS·1573
+21 −11 =2
34 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsViktor Danilkin
🇷🇺RUS·1922
+1 −29 =1
31 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsViktor Shplatov
🇷🇺RUS·1867
+4 −22 =1
27 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Russia
#2,978
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#75,685
in continent
World
#102,740
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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