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Nikitin, Nikolay
🇷🇺FIDE 54183839· Male· Russia· Born in 2008
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Nikolay Nikitin, a 18-year-old Russian player, is rated 1991 — just 1 short of his peak of 1992 (Apr 2026, age 18). He is on a breakout run, having gained +112 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include North-West chess Championship 2026 men, Pskov Region Championship 2026, and Championship of the SZFO 2025_B19. Also played 7 rapid (including North-West chess Championship 2026 men. RAPID) and 8 blitz events (including North-West chess Championship 2026 men. BLITZ) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2017–2018) and 47 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #92 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1991
Standard
Rpd2072·Blz2145
All-time high
1992
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28,912
#28,912 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
92nd Russian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1992
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1992
at age 18 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
100 career games
at age 18
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+532 Elo)
1189 → 1721
Aug 2024
2019
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1164 → returned at 1182
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+112
1879 → 1991
Tournaments
6
51 games
Score
26.5/ 5152.0%
21W11D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #20 | 2029 | +50.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/8 | #5 | 1966 | +18.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #18 | 1978 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #68 | 1956 | +44.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/9 | #239 | 1820 | -29.2 |
Rankings
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Russia
#854
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,574
in continent
World
#28,912
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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