What is Oleg Nikolenko's FIDE rating?

Oleg Nikolenko's FIDE rating is 2456 standard, 2377 rapid, 2405 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Oleg Nikolenko's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Oleg Nikolenko played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 766 over-the-board games by Oleg Nikolenko (766 classical), with 37% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Oleg Nikolenko's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Oleg Nikolenko?

Open Oleg Nikolenko'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 Oleg Nikolenko's style, before facing them.

Oleg Nikolenko

Russiaborn 1959FIDE ID 4101880

Rating & statistics

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2456Classical

2405Blitz

2377Rapid

2545peak, May 2010

766games

282wins, 37%

348draws, 45%

136losses, 18%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2545 · May 2010

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 94.3% average

Plays 3.7% better with white

Very consistent (93%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(65% in 380 games)

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Based on

766 games

Based on 766 games

Openings

766 gamesBased on 766 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Four Knights1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♞c3 ♞f621 games, last played 20 years ago61.9%wins

Sicilian: Najdorf1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♞xd4 ♞f6 5.♞c3 a619 games, last played 10 years ago57.9%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 12 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 12 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

95.7%

Middlegame

93.6%

Endgame

95.8%

Clutch factor

+4%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%5g

EqualEqual position

95%4g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

91%3g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

33%

4 err

25%

3 err

17%

2 err

17%

2 err

1 err

0 err

Critical moment

Move 30 avg

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

12Errors mapped

b5 / c8Hotspot zone

Critical squares

22 err

11 err

b5/c8 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

1 errors · Stockfish

#23

♜xb5?? vs Sabaev

Middlegame · OTB · 2019

Recent games

766 games

Lisenko, Alexander V(2322)

Sochi RUS · 9 May 2019

½–½

Sabaev, Evgueni(2150)

Sochi RUS · 8 May 2019

½–½

Sveshnikov, Evgeny(2488)

Sochi RUS · 7 May 2019

½–½

Lisenko, Alexander V(2322)

Sochi RUS · 5 May 2019

1–0

Sabaev, Evgueni(2150)

Sochi RUS · 4 May 2019

1–0

Sveshnikov, Evgeny(2488)

Sochi RUS · 3 May 2019

½–½

Endgame statistics

7 endgames (58.3%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

58.3%

7 / 12

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 : only 0% win rate (0 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

766 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

393 games45%W40%D15%L

393games in this linewon 45%, drew 40%, lost 15%

Move

1. e4

3807y

45%40%15

65%

1. g3

710y

43%29%28%

57%

1. ♞f3

313y

33%67%

67%

1. c4

210y

50%50%

75%

1. b3

1—

100%

50%

Scouting report: Oleg Nikolenko (GM, RUS)