 Everyday's work with chess for then international master Neiksans also gave an opportunity for a personal improvement.He needed slightly more than one year to get all of the required 3 grandmaster norms, thus getting the coveted title at an age of 28 which for professional chess players is considered to be quite late.In 2012 he received FIDE trainer's title as well, and in 2016 his highest ELO rating peaked at 2631.