GMNikita Afanasiev

RUS Born 2000 (Age ≈26) Male
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 ratings

Classical

2532.8 +5.8

Live estimate

Rapid

2506

Published FIDE

Blitz

2505

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#409
National rank · RUS
#19

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2583 Jun 2022
Recorded years
2010–2026
Archived games
1545

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

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Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (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
401 2024-02-06 VN Startsev Mem 2024 Ufa RUS 1.6 Nikita Afanasiev Dmitriy Petukhov Won: 1-0 26 Open
402 2024-02-05 VN Startsev Mem Rapid Ufa RUS 9.4 Gor Glidzhain Nikita Afanasiev Won: 0-1 124 Open
403 2024-02-05 VN Startsev Mem Rapid Ufa RUS 8.7 Nikita Afanasiev Prokhor Moskvinov Won: 1-0 54 Open
404 2024-02-05 VN Startsev Mem Rapid Ufa RUS 7.4 Artem Pingin Nikita Afanasiev Lost: 1-0 78 Open
405 2024-02-05 VN Startsev Mem Rapid Ufa RUS 6.6 Nikita Afanasiev Ekaterina Goltseva Won: 1-0 55 Open
406 2024-02-05 VN Startsev Mem Rapid Ufa RUS 11.1 Roman Kezin Nikita Afanasiev Draw: 1/2-1/2 4 Open
407 2024-02-05 VN Startsev Mem Rapid Ufa RUS 10.4 Nikita Afanasiev Evgeny E. Vorobiov Won: 1-0 34 Open
408 2024-02-04 VN Startsev Mem Rapid Ufa RUS 5.7 Nikita Afanasiev Elena Dimitrova Won: 1-0 46 Open
409 2024-02-04 VN Startsev Mem Rapid Ufa RUS 3.2 Timur Sabirov Nikita Afanasiev Lost: 1-0 56 Open
410 2024-02-04 VN Startsev Mem Rapid Ufa RUS 2.4 Nikita Afanasiev Anastasia Dubnikova Won: 1-0 69 Open
411 2024-02-04 VN Startsev Mem Rapid Ufa RUS 1.4 Nikita Davydov Nikita Afanasiev Won: 0-1 37 Open
412 2024-02-03 VN Startsev Mem Blitz Ufa RUS 9.3 Nikita Afanasiev Bogdan Belyakov Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
413 2024-02-03 VN Startsev Mem Blitz Ufa RUS 8.3 Erik Obgolts Nikita Afanasiev Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
414 2024-02-03 VN Startsev Mem Blitz Ufa RUS 7.5 Nikita Afanasiev Dmitry Goltsev Won: 1-0 48 Open
415 2024-02-03 VN Startsev Mem Blitz Ufa RUS 6.4 Valery Skatchkov Nikita Afanasiev Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
416 2024-02-03 VN Startsev Mem Blitz Ufa RUS 5.3 Nikita Afanasiev Maksim Volkov Draw: 1/2-1/2 99 Open
417 2024-02-03 VN Startsev Mem Blitz Ufa RUS 4.1 Yaroslav Remizov Nikita Afanasiev Draw: 1/2-1/2 7 Open
418 2024-02-03 VN Startsev Mem Blitz Ufa RUS 3.1 Nikita Afanasiev Sergey Volkov Won: 1-0 58 Open
419 2024-02-03 VN Startsev Mem Blitz Ufa RUS 2.2 Denis Kozlov Nikita Afanasiev Won: 0-1 34 Open
420 2024-02-03 VN Startsev Mem Blitz Ufa RUS 13.6 Nikita Afanasiev Roman Kezin Won: 1-0 53 Open
421 2024-02-03 VN Startsev Mem Blitz Ufa RUS 12.1 Timofey Babkov Nikita Afanasiev Won: 0-1 50 Open
422 2024-02-03 VN Startsev Mem Blitz Ufa RUS 11.4 Artem Pingin Nikita Afanasiev Lost: 1-0 39 Open
423 2024-02-03 VN Startsev Mem Blitz Ufa RUS 10.3 Nikita Afanasiev Maksim Samusenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 64 Open
424 2024-02-03 VN Startsev Mem Blitz Ufa RUS 1.2 Nikita Afanasiev Maxim Ermakov Won: 1-0 67 Open
425 2024-01-14 D.S. Shcherbin Mem 2024 Yekaterinburg RUS 8.4 Nikita Afanasiev Sergey Drygalov Lost: 0-1 42 Open
426 2024-01-14 D.S. Shcherbin Mem 2024 Yekaterinburg RUS 7.2 Andrey Drygalov Nikita Afanasiev Draw: 1/2-1/2 13 Open
427 2024-01-14 D.S. Shcherbin Mem 2024 Yekaterinburg RUS 11.2 Dmitriy Khegay Nikita Afanasiev Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
428 2024-01-14 D.S. Shcherbin Mem 2024 Yekaterinburg RUS 10.3 Nikita Afanasiev Artem Pingin Won: 1-0 45 Open
429 2024-01-13 D.S. Shcherbin Mem 2024 Yekaterinburg RUS 6.1 Nikita Afanasiev Aleksei Pridorozhni Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
430 2024-01-13 D.S. Shcherbin Mem 2024 Yekaterinburg RUS 5.4 Mikhail Ulybin Nikita Afanasiev Won: 0-1 40 Open
431 2024-01-13 D.S. Shcherbin Mem 2024 Yekaterinburg RUS 4.4 Nikita Afanasiev Artem Odegov Won: 1-0 30 Open
432 2024-01-13 D.S. Shcherbin Mem 2024 Yekaterinburg RUS 3.4 Timur Safin Nikita Afanasiev Won: 0-1 27 Open
433 2024-01-13 D.S. Shcherbin Mem 2024 Yekaterinburg RUS 2.4 Nikita Afanasiev Alena Volchkova Won: 1-0 31 Open
434 2024-01-13 D.S. Shcherbin Mem 2024 Yekaterinburg RUS 1.4 Danil Nekrasov Nikita Afanasiev Lost: 1-0 30 Open
435 2024-01-12 D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz Yekaterinburg RUS 9.4 Alexander Riazantsev Nikita Afanasiev Draw: 1/2-1/2 61 Open
436 2024-01-12 D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz Yekaterinburg RUS 8.1 Rudik Makarian Nikita Afanasiev Lost: 1-0 62 Open
437 2024-01-12 D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz Yekaterinburg RUS 7.1 Nikita Afanasiev Dmitry Bocharov Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
438 2024-01-12 D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz Yekaterinburg RUS 6.1 Aleksandr Shimanov Nikita Afanasiev Won: 0-1 20 Open
439 2024-01-12 D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz Yekaterinburg RUS 5.5 Nikita Afanasiev Anton Isaev Won: 1-0 25 Open
440 2024-01-12 D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz Yekaterinburg RUS 4.5 Nikita Afanasiev Evgeny Gleizerov Won: 1-0 55 Open
441 2024-01-12 D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz Yekaterinburg RUS 3.5 Evgeni Polosin Nikita Afanasiev Won: 0-1 62 Open
442 2024-01-12 D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz Yekaterinburg RUS 2.6 Nikita Afanasiev Andrey Kuznetcov Won: 1-0 5 Open
443 2024-01-12 D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz Yekaterinburg RUS 13.6 Nikita Afanasiev Zhamsaran Tsydypov Lost: 0-1 10 Open
444 2024-01-12 D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz Yekaterinburg RUS 11.6 Aleksei Pridorozhni Nikita Afanasiev Lost: 1-0 6 Open
445 2024-01-12 D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz Yekaterinburg RUS 10.3 Nikita Afanasiev Vladimir Zakhartsov Draw: 1/2-1/2 119 Open
446 2024-01-12 D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz Yekaterinburg RUS 1.6 Mariya D Trofimova Nikita Afanasiev Won: 0-1 7 Open
447 2023-12-08 Russian Cup Final 2023 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2.2 Aleksey Grebnev Nikita Afanasiev Lost: 1-0 33 Open
448 2023-12-07 Russian Cup Final 2023 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2.1 Nikita Afanasiev Aleksey Grebnev Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
449 2023-12-06 Russian Cup Final 2023 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 1.2 Nikita Afanasiev Yaroslav Remizov Won: 1-0 57 Open
450 2023-12-05 Russian Cup Final 2023 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 1.1 Yaroslav Remizov Nikita Afanasiev Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
  1. vs Dmitriy PetukhovWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-06 · Round 1.6VN Startsev Mem 2024
  2. vs Gor GlidzhainWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-05 · Round 9.4VN Startsev Mem Rapid
  3. vs Prokhor MoskvinovWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-05 · Round 8.7VN Startsev Mem Rapid
  4. vs Artem PinginLost · 1-0Black · 2024-02-05 · Round 7.4VN Startsev Mem Rapid
  5. vs Ekaterina GoltsevaWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-05 · Round 6.6VN Startsev Mem Rapid
  6. vs Roman KezinDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-05 · Round 11.1VN Startsev Mem Rapid
  7. vs Evgeny E. VorobiovWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-05 · Round 10.4VN Startsev Mem Rapid
  8. vs Elena DimitrovaWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-04 · Round 5.7VN Startsev Mem Rapid
  9. vs Timur SabirovLost · 1-0Black · 2024-02-04 · Round 3.2VN Startsev Mem Rapid
  10. vs Anastasia DubnikovaWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-04 · Round 2.4VN Startsev Mem Rapid
  11. vs Nikita DavydovWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-04 · Round 1.4VN Startsev Mem Rapid
  12. vs Bogdan BelyakovDraw · ½–½White · 2024-02-03 · Round 9.3VN Startsev Mem Blitz
  13. vs Erik ObgoltsDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-03 · Round 8.3VN Startsev Mem Blitz
  14. vs Dmitry GoltsevWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-03 · Round 7.5VN Startsev Mem Blitz
  15. vs Valery SkatchkovDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-03 · Round 6.4VN Startsev Mem Blitz
  16. vs Maksim VolkovDraw · ½–½White · 2024-02-03 · Round 5.3VN Startsev Mem Blitz
  17. vs Yaroslav RemizovDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-03 · Round 4.1VN Startsev Mem Blitz
  18. vs Sergey VolkovWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-03 · Round 3.1VN Startsev Mem Blitz
  19. vs Denis KozlovWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-03 · Round 2.2VN Startsev Mem Blitz
  20. vs Roman KezinWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-03 · Round 13.6VN Startsev Mem Blitz
  21. vs Timofey BabkovWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-03 · Round 12.1VN Startsev Mem Blitz
  22. vs Artem PinginLost · 1-0Black · 2024-02-03 · Round 11.4VN Startsev Mem Blitz
  23. vs Maksim SamusenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2024-02-03 · Round 10.3VN Startsev Mem Blitz
  24. vs Maxim ErmakovWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-03 · Round 1.2VN Startsev Mem Blitz
  25. vs Sergey DrygalovLost · 0-1White · 2024-01-14 · Round 8.4D.S. Shcherbin Mem 2024
  26. vs Andrey DrygalovDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-01-14 · Round 7.2D.S. Shcherbin Mem 2024
  27. vs Dmitriy KhegayDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-01-14 · Round 11.2D.S. Shcherbin Mem 2024
  28. vs Artem PinginWon · 1-0White · 2024-01-14 · Round 10.3D.S. Shcherbin Mem 2024
  29. vs Aleksei PridorozhniDraw · ½–½White · 2024-01-13 · Round 6.1D.S. Shcherbin Mem 2024
  30. vs Mikhail UlybinWon · 0-1Black · 2024-01-13 · Round 5.4D.S. Shcherbin Mem 2024
  31. vs Artem OdegovWon · 1-0White · 2024-01-13 · Round 4.4D.S. Shcherbin Mem 2024
  32. vs Timur SafinWon · 0-1Black · 2024-01-13 · Round 3.4D.S. Shcherbin Mem 2024
  33. vs Alena VolchkovaWon · 1-0White · 2024-01-13 · Round 2.4D.S. Shcherbin Mem 2024
  34. vs Danil NekrasovLost · 1-0Black · 2024-01-13 · Round 1.4D.S. Shcherbin Mem 2024
  35. vs Alexander RiazantsevDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-01-12 · Round 9.4D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz
  36. vs Rudik MakarianLost · 1-0Black · 2024-01-12 · Round 8.1D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz
  37. vs Dmitry BocharovDraw · ½–½White · 2024-01-12 · Round 7.1D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz
  38. vs Aleksandr ShimanovWon · 0-1Black · 2024-01-12 · Round 6.1D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz
  39. vs Anton IsaevWon · 1-0White · 2024-01-12 · Round 5.5D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz
  40. vs Evgeny GleizerovWon · 1-0White · 2024-01-12 · Round 4.5D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz
  41. vs Evgeni PolosinWon · 0-1Black · 2024-01-12 · Round 3.5D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz
  42. vs Andrey KuznetcovWon · 1-0White · 2024-01-12 · Round 2.6D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz
  43. vs Zhamsaran TsydypovLost · 0-1White · 2024-01-12 · Round 13.6D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz
  44. vs Aleksei PridorozhniLost · 1-0Black · 2024-01-12 · Round 11.6D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz
  45. vs Vladimir ZakhartsovDraw · ½–½White · 2024-01-12 · Round 10.3D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz
  46. vs Mariya D TrofimovaWon · 0-1Black · 2024-01-12 · Round 1.6D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz
  47. vs Aleksey GrebnevLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-08 · Round 2.2Russian Cup Final 2023
  48. vs Aleksey GrebnevDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-07 · Round 2.1Russian Cup Final 2023
  49. vs Yaroslav RemizovWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-06 · Round 1.2Russian Cup Final 2023
  50. vs Yaroslav RemizovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-05 · Round 1.1Russian Cup Final 2023

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-16Blitz_Men Champ. 2026Blitz8½
2026-10-14Rapid_Men Champ. 2026Rapid7½
2026-10-03Chess Champions League 2026 - "Ivi Grand Prix Chess IV"Classical6
2026-09-05Rapid Cherepovets 2026Rapid8½

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