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Leontiev, Nikita

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FIDEFIDE 55857221· Male· Russia· Born in 2014

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Nikita Leontiev, a 12-year-old Russian player, is rated 1696 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +164 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include VO Moscow. April 2026, Russian Chess Crown standard D (19-26.02), and Chess Weekends. January 2026. Also played 14 rapid (including Russian Chess Crown rapid B (27.02)) and 1 blitz events (including Russian Chess Crown blitz C) recently.

At junior level, he reached #89 nationally in U12.

Current rating

1696

Standard

Rpd1886·Blz1655

All-time high

1696

at best
May 2026 · age 12

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#111,123

#111,123 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
89th Russian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1696
May 2026
All-time peak 1696
at age 12
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+187 Elo)
1498 → 1685
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 12
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 11
May 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Chess Weekends. January 2026
perf 1771 (+164) · 4/8 · #36
Top opponent
vs Vladimir Galkin 1,928
VO Moscow. April 2026 · Apr 2026 · +11.7 Elo
Evolution
+196
1500 → 1696
Tournaments
5
39 games
Score
18/ 3946.2%
11W14D14L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEvgenij Pylaev1,636·VO Moscow. April 2026·R3·-23.4
2.[L]vsIvan Cherepashkin1,634·VO Moscow. January 2026·R6·-21.6
3.[L]vsLev Aleks Egorushkin1,699·VO Moscow. January 2026·R5·-17.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
VO Moscow. April 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/5#301721+9.6
Russian Chess Crown standard D (19-26.02)
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/8#711764+21.6
VO Moscow. January 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/8#361670+64.4
Chess Weekends. January 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/8#361771+102.0
Yaroslavl Mudryj Open A
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/9#531489-2.0
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Russia
#2,632
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,189
in continent
World
#111,121
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Russia
1
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2,729
2
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2,684
3
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2,654
4
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2,653
4
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2,653
6
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2,641
6
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2,641
8
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2,610
9
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2,598
10
🇷🇺Zemlyanskii, IvanFollow Ivan ZemlyanskiiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,595
...
2632🇷🇺Leontiev, Nikita1,696
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
...
15189🇷🇺Leontiev, Nikita1,696
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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111121🇷🇺Leontiev, Nikita1,696