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Apalkov, Nikolai
🇷🇺FIDE 55783520· Male· Russia· Born in 2011
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Nikolai Apalkov, a 15-year-old Russian player, is rated 1686 — just 10 short of his peak of 1696 (Dec 2025, age 14). He is progressing steadily with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Orsha 2026 Open, Ryazan Region Chess Cup, and Central FD Champ. 2025_B17. Also played 7 rapid (including "Peter the Great" Russia Rapid Grand Prix Stage 2025) and 7 blitz events (including Orsha 2026 Blitz) recently.
Current rating
1686
Standard
Rpd1703·Blz1658
All-time high
1696
−10 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 14
Dec 2025 · age 14
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#115,041
#115,041 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1696
at age 14 · −10 from today
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 14
Mar 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 13
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 13
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+513 Elo)
1143 → 1656
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+19
1667 → 1686
Tournaments
5
43 games
Score
21.5/ 4350.0%
14W15D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/8 | #62 | 1701 | -44.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #9 | 1948 | +34.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #17 | 1724 | +21.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #67 | 1692 | +10.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/7 | #28 | 1851 | +31.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVadim Polovinkin
🇷🇺RUS·2001
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsRoman Rusu
🇷🇺RUS·1777
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMaksim Nikonov
🇷🇺RUS·1741
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDaniil Zharkov
FID·1743
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
Russia
#2,713
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,958
in continent
World
#115,037
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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