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Nikita Afanasiev
N Afanasiev 
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Number of games in database: 487
Years covered: 2012 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2512 (2529 rapid, 2505 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2533
Overall record: +121 -57 =130 (60.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 179 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 English (40) 
    A13 A15 A14 A12 A16
 Sicilian (31) 
    B20 B90 B52 B53 B31
 Reti System (24) 
    A06 A04 A05
 Queen's Pawn Game (21) 
    A45 D02 D00 A40 A41
 Caro-Kann (14) 
    B12 B10 B15 B14
 English, 1 c4 e5 (14) 
    A20 A21 A26 A25 A28
With the Black pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (27) 
    A40 A41 A45 A46 E10
 Ruy Lopez (19) 
    C65 C67 C78 C72 C70
 Uncommon Opening (18) 
    A00 B00
 Sicilian (18) 
    B47 B42 B45 B90 B27
 English (13) 
    A10 A13 A11 A15 A17
 Grunfeld (13) 
    D85 D76 D98 D86 D78
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   E Inarkiev vs N Afanasiev, 2021 1/2-1/2
   N Afanasiev vs Khismatullin, 2019 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Rudar GM (2025)
   Chigorin Memorial (2019)
   Panchenko Memorial Open-A (2021)
   Russian Team Chess Championships (2023)
   Russian Championship Higher League (2022)
   Moscow Open-A (2019)
   Russian Team Championship (2022)
   Aeroflot Open (2025)
   Chigorin Memorial (2012)
   Moscow Open-A (2016)
   Moscow Open (2015)
   PRO League Group Stage (2019)
   Aeroflot Open (2019)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 TCh-RUS Premier
   N Konovalov vs N Afanasiev (May-04-25) 0-1
   N Afanasiev vs E Obgolts (Apr-30-25) 1/2-1/2
   P Moskvinov vs N Afanasiev (Apr-28-25) 1/2-1/2
   N Afanasiev vs I Parpiev (Mar-06-25) 1-0
   R Sadhwani vs N Afanasiev (Mar-05-25) 1-0

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NIKITA AFANASIEV
(born Aug-29-2000, 24 years old) Russia

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Grandmaster

Wikipedia article: Nikita Afanasiev

Last updated: 2022-01-10 18:10:04

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 page 1 of 20; games 1-25 of 487  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Sasikiran vs N Afanasiev  1-0272012Chigorin MemorialA48 King's Indian
2. N Afanasiev vs C Westerberg  1-0222012Chigorin MemorialA30 English, Symmetrical
3. G Doronkin vs N Afanasiev  0-1392012Chigorin MemorialE92 King's Indian
4. N Afanasiev vs Y Atabayev  1-0472012Chigorin MemorialA35 English, Symmetrical
5. V Neverov vs N Afanasiev  1-0502012Chigorin MemorialE81 King's Indian, Samisch
6. N Afanasiev vs D Belousov  ½-½422012Chigorin MemorialA15 English
7. U Bajarani vs N Afanasiev  1-0252012Chigorin MemorialB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
8. N Afanasiev vs M Kazakov  ½-½412012Chigorin MemorialA20 English
9. N Afanasiev vs V Zavoronkov  0-1482012Chigorin MemorialA37 English, Symmetrical
10. N Afanasiev vs N Maiorov  0-1422013Master OpenE17 Queen's Indian
11. N Afanasiev vs D Yevseev  1-0402013Master OpenA13 English
12. N Afanasiev vs A Pridorozhni  0-1532013Master OpenA30 English, Symmetrical
13. D Rozhko vs N Afanasiev  0-1502013Master OpenA48 King's Indian
14. N Afanasiev vs L Golovin  ½-½1202013Master OpenA10 English
15. I Provotorov vs N Afanasiev  ½-½412013Master OpenA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
16. N Afanasiev vs V Shkodin  1-0602013Memorial TsiolkovskyA21 English
17. F Amonatov vs N Afanasiev  1-0312013Memorial TsiolkovskyB06 Robatsch
18. N Afanasiev vs D Bilan  1-0382013Memorial TsiolkovskyA06 Reti Opening
19. A Vershinin vs N Afanasiev  0-1362013Memorial TsiolkovskyB06 Robatsch
20. V Teterev vs N Afanasiev  1-0762013Memorial TsiolkovskyB06 Robatsch
21. N Afanasiev vs D Prokopenko  1-0582013Memorial TsiolkovskyD76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6
22. N Afanasiev vs A Arustamian  0-1422013Memorial PhilidorA06 Reti Opening
23. V Prosviriakov vs N Afanasiev  0-1432013Memorial PhilidorA46 Queen's Pawn Game
24. N Afanasiev vs G Morozov  0-1422013Memorial PhilidorE08 Catalan, Closed
25. K Kostin vs N Afanasiev  ½-½222013Memorial PhilidorE91 King's Indian
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-01-14  zanzibar: FIDE Master.

So, a note here for a <CG> or <Bio> forum question...

How closely does <CG> track FIDE titles? Is this done by hand, or with automatic software of some kind?

Jan-30-18  BIDMONFA: Nikita Afanasiev

AFANASIEV, Nikita
http://www.bidmonfa.com/afanasiev_n...
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Jun-15-19  SueursFroides: Afanasiev 2527 FIDE and "only" FIDE master.
Dec-18-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Breunor: He’s a GM now. My son has a bunch of bullet games with him lichess.org. My son says he is a nice guy.

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