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Nestorovic, Nikola
GM🇷🇸FIDE 934526· Male· Serbia· Born in 1989
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Nikola Nestorovic, a 37-year-old Serbian Grandmaster, is rated 2448 and ranked 18th among Serbian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is currently in the 2400–2450 range. 29 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: Druga seniori HSL SZZI 2026. 1-6, 2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Februar 2026, and Druga liga Srbije - grupa Vojvodina 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including TROFEJ SMEDEREVSKA PALANKA 2025) recently. His peak of 2516 was reached at age 28 (Nov 2017, Serbian #15 at the time).
Competes for Serbia since Jan 2007. Awarded GM in 2016 (age 27) and IM in 2008 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #87 in U20, World #46 in U18, World #44 in U16 and #3 nationally in U14.
Current rating
2448
Standard
Rpd2461·Blz2416
All-time high
2516
−68 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 28
Nov 2017 · age 28
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · Serbian players · of 3,076
Career timeline
22 entries2017
Peak Serbian rank: #15
at age 28 · rated 2516
Nov 2017
All-time peak 2516
at age 28 · −68 from today
Nov 2017
1,000 career games
at age 28
Jun 2017
Re-crossed 2500
at age 28
Apr 2017
Re-crossed 2500
at age 28
Jan 2017
2016
Crossed 2500
at age 27
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-1
2449 → 2448
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
12.5/ 3140.3%
11W17D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #10 | 2403 | -1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #27 | 2463 | +1.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #31 | 2371 | -2.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #38 | 2523 | +2.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #53 | 2379 | -6.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMilos PerunovicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2502
+3 −6 =12
21 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsBranko DamljanovicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2353
+5 −6 =7
18 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsBosko AbramovicGM
🇷🇸SRB
+7 −4 =4
15 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsDanilo MilanovicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2393
+5 −2 =6
13 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsBorko LajthajmGM
🇷🇸SRB·2253
+3 −4 =6
13 games·last met Jan 2018
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Rankings
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Serbia
#18
out of 4,264 players
Europe
#622
in continent
World
#1,033
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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