Nikhil Kalghatgi

USA · 25 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2012 (Feb 2018)

Best performance: 2286 at 3rd Annual Chicago Cup(Best of 2019)

World #=27121 live630#26,491 publishedUnited States #763

OCT26 Rating

2008

Live Rating

2008.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month

List	Rating	Change
Oct 2026	2008	0
Sep 2026	2008	0
Aug 2026	2008	0
Jul 2026	2008	0
Jun 2026	2008	0
May 2026	2008	0
Apr 2026	2008	0
Mar 2026	2008	0
Feb 2026	2008	+10
Jan 2026	1998	0
Dec 2025	1998	0
Nov 2025	1998	0

Classical games since the October list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the OCT26 list (Oct 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	58th annual Liberty Bell Open - MajorJan 16 – Jan 19TPR 2097	2½/5	2097

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Event timeline · Classical

41 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major2097
Jan 2026Swissfederation source
Best of 2026Score 2½/5Opp avg 2097Start 1998
August Swiss Open2440
Aug 2023Swissfederation source
Score 4/4Opp avg 1640Start 1987
2019 Illinois Open State Championship2064
Aug – Sep 2019Swissfederation source
#2 in 2019Score 2½/3Opp avg 1791Start 1891
3rd Annual Chicago Cup2286
Aug 2019Swissfederation source
Best of 2019Score 3½/4Opp avg 1950Start 1891
2019 Illinois Youth Invitational1698
Apr 2019Swissfederation source
#3 in 2019Score 1½/5Opp avg 1847Start 1961
2018 Illinois Open State Championship1994
Sep 2018Swissfederation source
#3 in 2018Score 3½/6Opp avg 1994Start 1955
2nd Annual Chicago Cup—(1)
Aug 2018Swissfederation source
Score 1/2Opp avg 1738Start 1987
2018 Ice Harbor—(2)
May 2018Swissfederation source
Score 1½/4Opp avg 1945Start 2012
Illinois Youth Invitational2118
May 2018Swissfederation source
Best of 2018Score 2½/5Opp avg 2118Start 2012
Tim Just Winter Open XXXV2034
Jan 2018Swissfederation source
#2 in 2018Score 3½/5Opp avg 1885Start 1976
City of Chicago Class Championships2101
Oct 2017Swissfederation source
Best of 2017Score 2/4Opp avg 2101Start 1993
26th Annual Midwest Class Championship1834
Oct 2017Swissfederation source
#6 in 2017Score 2/5Opp avg 1906Start 1993
2017 Illinois Open State Championship2029
Sep 2017Swissfederation source
#3 in 2017Score 2/3Opp avg 1904Start 1985
10th Annual Chicago Class2099
Jul 2017Swissfederation source
#2 in 2017Score 2½/5Opp avg 2099Start 1947
2017 Illinois Youth Invitational - Denker1977
Apr 2017Swissfederation source
#5 in 2017Score 2/5Opp avg 2049Start 1937
Tim Just Winter Open XXXIV2013
Jan 2017Swissfederation source
#4 in 2017Score 4/5Opp avg 1820Start 1917
2016 Illinois Open State Championship1965
Sep 2016Swissfederation source
#2 in 2016Score 3/6Opp avg 2037Start 1909
2016 US Amateur Team Championship North—(2)
Feb 2016Swissfederation source
Score 1/3Opp avg 2178Start 1924
Tim Just's Winter Open XXXIII2127
Jan 2016Swissfederation source
Best of 2016Score 3½/5Opp avg 1978Start 1852
2015 Illinois Open State Chess Championship2017
Sep 2015Swissfederation source
#2 in 2015Score 2½/6Opp avg 2074Start 1804
2015 US Junior Open U15 Championship—(1)
Jun 2015Swissfederation source
Score 4/6Opp avg 1780Start 1826
This is the End1766
May 2015Swissfederation source
#4 in 2015Score 1/3Opp avg 1891Start 1838
Illinois Youth Invitationals2045
Mar 2015Swissfederation source
Best of 2015Score 3/5Opp avg 1852Start 1785
February 2015 Plus Score1980
Feb 2015Swissfederation source
#3 in 2015Score 2½/4Opp avg 1855Start 1701
2nd Greater Midwest Class Championships - Class A1985
Nov 2014Swissfederation source
Best of 2014Score 3½/5Opp avg 1712Start 1701

Rated near Nikhil Kalghatgi · Classical

World

#=27121FM Marc Lacrosse2008.0
#=27121WFM Morgen Mills2008.0
#=27121Nikhil Kalghatgi2008.0
#=27121Vlad-Andrei Navrotescu2008.0
#=27121WFM Maja Ziobrowska2008.0

United States

#761Winsley Wu2008.6
#762FM Gregory Markzon2008.2
#763Nikhil Kalghatgi2008.0
#764Connor Junda Wang2007.4
#=765James J Nitz2006.0

Live ratings projected from the OCT26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE