What is Nikita Afanasiev's FIDE rating?

Nikita Afanasiev's FIDE rating is 2546 standard, 2497 rapid, 2496 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Nikita Afanasiev's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Nikita Afanasiev played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,754 over-the-board games by Nikita Afanasiev (1,044 classical, 327 rapid, 383 blitz), with 48% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Nikita Afanasiev's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Nikita Afanasiev?

Open Nikita Afanasiev's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Nikita Afanasiev's style, before facing them.

Nikita Afanasiev

Russiaborn 2000FIDE ID 24183555

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2540

2580

2542 · Sep 2023

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2024

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2546Classical

2497Rapid

2496Blitz

2583peak, Jun 2022

1,754games

850wins, 48%

626draws, 36%

278losses, 16%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2583 · Jun 2022

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 94.2% average

High resilience (61%): Dangerous even when losing

Solid conversion: 83%

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.Nf3 as

(74% in 273 games)

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Based on

1,754 games

Based on 1,754 games

Openings

1,754 gamesBased on 1,754 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Reti: Double Fianchetto1.♞f3 ♞f6 2.g3 g627 games, last played 4 months ago66.7%wins

Caro-Kann: Advance1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e518 games, last played 2 months ago55.6%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 689 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 689 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

95.7%

Middlegame

93.4%

Endgame

95.1%

Clutch factor

+6%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%224g

EqualEqual position

95%222g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

89%54g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

24%

74 err

19%

60 err

16%

51 err

14%

44 err

14%

44 err

12%

39 err

Critical moment

Move 42 avg

1-15

19%

16-25

31%

26-35

12%

36-45

38%

46+

38% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

115Errors mapped

g5 / f5Hotspot zone

Critical squares

1414 err

1313 err

1212 err

g5/f5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#58

♜b5+?? vs Demchenko

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#46

♝e5?? vs Lazavik

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

#63

♜f8?? vs Skliarov

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#59

f2?? vs Krsnik Cohar

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#16

dxe3?? vs Rogov

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

#25

♞b1?? vs Bok

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

Recent games

1,754 games

Ilamparthi A R(2524)

Oskemen Open Masters 2026 · 29 Jul 2026

½–½

Faizrakhmanov, Ramil(2433)

Oskemen Open Masters 2026 · 28 Jul 2026

1–0

Shuvalova, Polina(2483)

Oskemen Open Masters 2026 · 27 Jul 2026

½–½

Nogerbek, Kazybek(2494)

Oskemen Open Masters 2026 · 26 Jul 2026

½–½

Zverev, Lev(2468)

Oskemen Open Masters 2026 · 25 Jul 2026

½–½

Novozhilov, Semen(2445)

Oskemen Open Masters 2026 · 24 Jul 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

675 endgames (52.5%) · force Same-Color Bishops (21%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

52.5%

675 / 1,286

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Same-Color Bishops: only 21% win rate (14 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

1,754 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

888 games52%W33%D15%L

888games in this linewon 52%, drew 33%, lost 15%

Move

1. ♞f3

2733m

62%25%13

74%

1. e4

2552m

44%44%12

66%

1. d4

1583m

49%34%17

66%

1. c4

1478w

51%34%15

68%

1. b3

337m

52%30%18%

67%

1. g3

143y

50%43%

54%

1. f4

35y

100%

1. e3

25y

100%

1. b4

15y

100%

1. f3

110y

100%

50%

1. ♞c3

16y

100%

50%

Scouting report: Nikita Afanasiev (GM, RUS)

Nikita Afanasiev

Rating & statistics

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Deep analysis

Critical blunders

Recent games

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