GM Mihail Nikitenko Full name Mihail Nikitenko Born 2000 (age 26) Place of birth Federation Belarus Profiles #376 World Ranking 2480 Classical 2428 Rapid 2364 Blitz Rating Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (11 games) Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack (11 games) French Defense: Tarrasch, Closed, Pawn Center Variation (9 games) Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (6 games) French Defense: Tarrasch, Open, Chistyakov, Modern Line (6 games) Black Pieces Slav Defense (12 games) Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Flohr-Zaitsev System (12 games) Slav Defense: Modern Line (8 games) Indian Game: Slav-Indian Defense (8 games) Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav Defense, Quiet Variation (8 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Mihail Nikitenko (2476) Damir Bulgak (2196) 1-0 51 2026 Mihail Nikitenko (2476) Peter Korzubov (2323) 1-0 37 2026 Mihail Nikitenko (2476) Yaroslav Naumovich (2049) 1-0 64 2026 Mihail Nikitenko (2486) Erik Obgolts (2351) 1-0 57 2026 Mihail Nikitenko (2487) Nikita Khoroshev (2345) 1-0 44 2026 Mihail Nikitenko (2487) Miraziz Matyakubov (2257) 1-0 27 2026 Mihail Nikitenko (2486) Raunak Sadhwani (2638) 0-1 41 2026 Mihail Nikitenko (2476) Viachaslau Zarubitski (2417) ½-½ 34 2026 Mihail Nikitenko (2486) Andrey Esipenko (2698) ½-½ 20 2026 Mihail Nikitenko (2486) Artem Bardyk (2390) ½-½ 62 2026 Show All Games