People · Belarus
Nikita Chistyakov
3×3 one-handed · top 5.9% of 73,695 all-time · competing since July 2014 · 2014CHIS01
Nikita Chistyakov has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 13.91, set at Vitba Winter 2015, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11th in Belarus. Until September 2009, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2014, he has put 528 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 one-handed best has come down from 20.14 in July 2014 to 13.91, a 31% improvement. Nikita has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Belarus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.91 | 17.61 | top 5.9% | 11 / 193 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.35 | 6.39 | top 9.4% | 38 / 413 | |
| 2×2 | 2.69 | 4.46 | top 10.8% | 51 / 532 | |
| 3×3 | 11.29 | 11.91 | top 11.4% | 60 / 748 | |
| Skewb | 4.39 | 7.51 | top 13.7% | 29 / 253 | |
| 4×4 | 45.04 | 52.44 | top 18.4% | 27 / 214 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.49 | 1:49.26 | top 28.5% | 20 / 92 | |
| Clock | 12.07 | 15.68 | top 35.3% | 13 / 57 | |
| Megaminx | 1:44.33 | 1:56.90 | top 37.2% | 29 / 121 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | 49.67 | top 40.9% | 32 / 71 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:01.99 | — | early days — 3 solves | 15 / 35 | |
| Square-1 | 41.00 | 1:05.30 | top 66.7% | 46 / 70 | |
| 6×6 | 4:58.61 | 6:06.83 | early days — 3 solves | 26 / 27 | |
| 7×7 | 8:20.45 | 8:42.53 | top 90.4% | 25 / 25 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3 one-handed. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Aug 2015Five personal bests in one day at Dvina Open 2015.
- 28 Feb 2015Seven personal bests in one day at Dvina 3.0 2015.
- 5 Jan 2015Eleven personal bests in one day at Vitba Winter 2015.
- 27 Dec 2014Four personal bests in one day at Minsk Winter 2014.
- 27 Sep 2014Ten personal bests in one day at Dvina One-Handed Edition 2014.
- 19 Jul 2014First competition: Dvina Open 2014. A 14.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- BSU Cubing Days 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Dvina Open 2015 · 22 Aug 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Dvina 3.0 2015 · 28 Feb 2015 — 7 personal bests set
- Vitba Winter 2015 · 5 Jan 2015 — 11 personal bests set
- Minsk Winter 2014 · 27 Dec 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Dvina One-Handed Edition 2014 · 27 Sep 2014 — 10 personal bests set
- Dvina Open 2014 · 19 Jul 2014 — 2 personal bests set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Vladislav Kaminskiy — met in 118 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Anatoly Kim — met in 114 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
- Nikita Loika — met in 89 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 1.91 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.