GMNikita Afanasiev
- FIDE ID
- 24183555
About Nikita Afanasiev
Nikita Afanasiev is a Russian grandmaster born in 2000. He earned the FIDE Master title in 2014, became an International Master in 2019 and reached grandmaster in 2020. He qualified for the 2021 World Cup through the European qualifying competition. Show more
Nikita Afanasiev is a Russian grandmaster born in 2000. He earned the FIDE Master title in 2014, became an International Master in 2019 and reached grandmaster in 2020. He qualified for the 2021 World Cup through the European qualifying competition. In March 2022 he won the Moscow Championship on tiebreak after sharing the highest score with Ivan Eletskiy and Viacheslav Zakhartsov. He won the Aluston Open in July 2023 with seven points from nine games.
FIDE rating history
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FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | Blitz_Men Champ. 2026 | Blitz | 8½ |
| 2026-10-14 | Rapid_Men Champ. 2026 | Rapid | 7½ |
| 2026-10-03 | Chess Champions League 2026 - "Ivi Grand Prix Chess IV" | Classical | 6 |
Available Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | 2025-03-12 | Ivi GP Chess 2025 | Moscow RUS | 7.7 | Nikita Afanasiev | Kirill Stupak | 1/2-1/2 | 53 | Open |
| 252 | 2025-03-11 | Ivi GP Chess 2025 | Moscow RUS | 6.8 | Lev Zverev | Nikita Afanasiev | 1/2-1/2 | 70 | Open |
| 253 | 2025-03-10 | Ivi GP Chess 2025 | Moscow RUS | 5.8 | Nikita Afanasiev | Artem Pingin | 1/2-1/2 | 25 | Open |
| 254 | 2025-03-09 | Ivi GP Chess 2025 | Moscow RUS | 4.3 | Alisher Suleymenov | Nikita Afanasiev | 1/2-1/2 | 15 | Open |
| 255 | 2025-03-09 | Ivi GP Chess 2025 | Moscow RUS | 3.1 | Nikita Afanasiev | Stanislav Bukreev | 1-0 | 59 | Open |
| 256 | 2025-03-08 | Ivi GP Chess 2025 | Moscow RUS | 2.12 | Marat I Gilfanov | Nikita Afanasiev | 1/2-1/2 | 32 | Open |
| 257 | 2025-03-08 | Ivi GP Chess 2025 | Moscow RUS | 1.5 | Nikita Afanasiev | Namitbir Singh Walia | 1/2-1/2 | 49 | Open |
| 258 | 2025-03-06 | Aeroflot Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 9.26 | Nikita Afanasiev | Isaak Parpiev | 1-0 | 25 | Open |
| 259 | 2025-03-05 | Aeroflot Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 8.24 | Evgeny E. Vorobiov | Nikita Afanasiev | 1/2-1/2 | 51 | Open |
| 260 | 2025-03-05 | Aeroflot Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 7.8 | Raunak Sadhwani | Nikita Afanasiev | 1-0 | 66 | Open |
| 261 | 2025-03-04 | Aeroflot Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 6.9 | Nikita Afanasiev | Shamsiddin Vokhidov | 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 262 | 2025-03-03 | Aeroflot Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 5.2 | Nikita Afanasiev | Sauat Nurgaliyev | 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 263 | 2025-03-03 | Aeroflot Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 4.3 | Maxim Timoshin | Nikita Afanasiev | 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 264 | 2025-03-02 | Aeroflot Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 3.3 | Nikita Afanasiev | Alexander Zabotin | 1/2-1/2 | 99 | Open |
| 265 | 2025-03-02 | Aeroflot Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 2.5 | Meruert Kamalidenova | Nikita Afanasiev | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 266 | 2025-02-12 | RUDAR 17 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 9.4 | Kirill Klukin | Nikita Afanasiev | 1/2-1/2 | 10 | Open |
| 267 | 2025-02-11 | RUDAR 17 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 8.3 | Nikita Afanasiev | Slaven Pastar | 1/2-1/2 | 58 | Open |
| 268 | 2025-02-10 | RUDAR 17 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 7.3 | Artem Tyurin | Nikita Afanasiev | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 269 | 2025-02-09 | RUDAR 17 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 6.4 | Nikita Afanasiev | Vivaan Vishal Shah | 1/2-1/2 | 46 | Open |
| 270 | 2025-02-09 | RUDAR 17 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 5.2 | Sofia Pogorelskikh | Nikita Afanasiev | 1/2-1/2 | 52 | Open |
| 271 | 2025-02-08 | RUDAR 17 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 4.5 | Nikita Afanasiev | Doruk Karaoglan | 1/2-1/2 | 46 | Open |
| 272 | 2025-02-07 | RUDAR 17 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 3.1 | Nikita Afanasiev | Nikola Sedlak | 1-0 | 50 | Open |
| 273 | 2025-02-06 | RUDAR 17 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 2.5 | Zhihang Xu | Nikita Afanasiev | 1/2-1/2 | 9 | Open |
| 274 | 2025-02-05 | RUDAR 17 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 1.2 | Nikita Afanasiev | Boban Bogosavljevic | 1/2-1/2 | 56 | Open |
| 275 | 2025-02-04 | RUDAR 16 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 9.2 | Nikita Afanasiev | Umut Ata Akbas | 1-0 | 80 | Open |
| 276 | 2025-02-03 | RUDAR 16 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 8.4 | Artem Tyurin | Nikita Afanasiev | 1/2-1/2 | 13 | Open |
| 277 | 2025-02-02 | RUDAR 16 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 7.3 | Nikita Afanasiev | Selim Citak | 1-0 | 51 | Open |
| 278 | 2025-02-01 | RUDAR 16 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 6.3 | Li Min Peng | Nikita Afanasiev | 1/2-1/2 | 15 | Open |
| 279 | 2025-01-31 | RUDAR 16 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 5.4 | Nikita Afanasiev | Vivaan Vishal Shah | 1-0 | 57 | Open |
| 280 | 2025-01-30 | RUDAR 16 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 4.2 | Rohith Krishna S | Nikita Afanasiev | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 281 | 2025-01-30 | RUDAR 16 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 3.5 | Nikita Afanasiev | Mikhail Bryakin | 1/2-1/2 | 14 | Open |
| 282 | 2025-01-29 | RUDAR 16 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 2.1 | Zhihang Xu | Nikita Afanasiev | 1/2-1/2 | 14 | Open |
| 283 | 2025-01-28 | RUDAR 16 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 1.5 | Kirill Klukin | Nikita Afanasiev | 0-1 | 66 | Open |
| 284 | 2025-01-27 | RUDAR 15 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 9.4 | Nikita Afanasiev | Zhihang Xu | 1/2-1/2 | 7 | Open |
| 285 | 2025-01-26 | RUDAR 15 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 8.2 | Kirill Klukin | Nikita Afanasiev | 1/2-1/2 | 70 | Open |
| 286 | 2025-01-25 | RUDAR 15 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 7.5 | Nikita Afanasiev | Li Min Peng | 1/2-1/2 | 11 | Open |
| 287 | 2025-01-25 | RUDAR 15 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 6.1 | Umut Ata Akbas | Nikita Afanasiev | 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 288 | 2025-01-24 | RUDAR 15 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 5.5 | Zlatko Ilincic | Nikita Afanasiev | 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 289 | 2025-01-23 | RUDAR 15 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 4.2 | Nikita Afanasiev | Junwei Xu | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 290 | 2025-01-22 | RUDAR 15 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 3.4 | Qi b Chen | Nikita Afanasiev | 1/2-1/2 | 94 | Open |
| 291 | 2025-01-21 | RUDAR 15 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 2.3 | Nikita Afanasiev | Rohith Krishna S | 1/2-1/2 | 25 | Open |
| 292 | 2025-01-20 | RUDAR 15 GM 2025 | Pozarevac SRB | 1.3 | Mikhail Bryakin | Nikita Afanasiev | 1/2-1/2 | 12 | Open |
| 293 | 2024-12-16 | Russian Cup Final 2024 | Khanty-Mansiysk RUS | 3.5 | Nikita Afanasiev | Zhamsaran Tsydypov | 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 294 | 2024-12-16 | Russian Cup Final 2024 | Khanty-Mansiysk RUS | 3.4 | Nikita Afanasiev | Zhamsaran Tsydypov | 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 295 | 2024-12-16 | Russian Cup Final 2024 | Khanty-Mansiysk RUS | 3.3 | Zhamsaran Tsydypov | Nikita Afanasiev | 1-0 | 19 | Open |
| 296 | 2024-12-16 | Russian Cup Final 2024 | Khanty-Mansiysk RUS | 3.2 | Zhamsaran Tsydypov | Nikita Afanasiev | 1/2-1/2 | 14 | Open |
| 297 | 2024-12-15 | Russian Cup Final 2024 | Khanty-Mansiysk RUS | 3.1 | Nikita Afanasiev | Zhamsaran Tsydypov | 1/2-1/2 | 14 | Open |
| 298 | 2024-12-14 | Russian Cup Final 2024 | Khanty-Mansiysk RUS | 2.2 | Nikita Afanasiev | Erdem Khubukshanov | 1/2-1/2 | 34 | Open |
| 299 | 2024-12-13 | Russian Cup Final 2024 | Khanty-Mansiysk RUS | 2.1 | Erdem Khubukshanov | Nikita Afanasiev | 0-1 | 69 | Open |
| 300 | 2024-12-12 | Russian Cup Final 2024 | Khanty-Mansiysk RUS | 1.4 | Nikita Afanasiev | Artem Pingin | 1-0 | 53 | Open |