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Nikita Vitiugov

1987 - Today

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Nikita Kirillovich Vitiugov (Russian: Никита Кириллович Витюгов; born 4 February 1987) is a Russian chess grandmaster who has represented England since 2023. He changed federations in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He was a member of the victorious Russian team at the World Team Chess Championship in 2009 and 2013. Vitiugov won the Gibraltar Masters tournament in 2013 and the Grenke Open in 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Nikita Vitiugov is the 402nd most popular chess player (down from 362nd in 2024), the 3,471st most popular biography from Russia (down from 3,292nd in 2019) and the 68th most popular Russian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Nikita Vitiugov ranks 402 out of 461. Before him are Alexei Barsov, Zahar Efimenko, Inna Gaponenko, Radosław Wojtaszek, Dragan Šolak, and Dmitry Andreikin. After him are Ahmed Adly, Konstantin Sakaev, Tigran L. Petrosian, Farid Abbasov, Dana Reizniece-Ozola, and Aynur Sofiyeva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Nikita Vitiugov ranks 964. Before him are Paulin Voavy, Mika Boorem, Edward Holcroft, Marco Andretti, Saidi Ntibazonkiza, and Manuela Vellés. After him are Tobias Arlt, Ahmed Adly, Felipe Aliste Lopes, Andrija Prlainović, Patrizia Kummer, and Alexandre Pliușchin.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Nikita Vitiugov ranks 3,471 out of 3,761. Before him are Mikhail Kuznetsov (1985), Andrey Moiseyev (1979), Sergey Klevchenya (1971), Anna Kareyeva (1977), Alina Jidkova (1977), and Iryna Yanovych (1976). After him are Roman Safiullin (1997), Oleg Shatov (1990), Maria Petrova (1977), Konstantin Sakaev (1974), Evgeny Redkin (1970), and Svetlana Lapina (1978).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Russia

Among chess players born in Russia, Nikita Vitiugov ranks 68. Before him are Anton Korobov (1985), Evgeniy Najer (1977), Yelena Dembo (1983), Anish Giri (1994), Vadim Zvjaginsev (1976), and Dmitry Andreikin (1990). After him are Konstantin Sakaev (1974), Ekaterina Atalik (1982), Valentina Gunina (1989), Alina Kashlinskaya (1993), Tatiana Kosintseva (1986), and Vladimir Potkin (1982).

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