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Nikhil Sivakumar

USA · 23 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1983 (By Feb 2023)

Best performance: 2000 at 2023 Seattle New Years Blitz(Best of 2023)

World #=48837United States #=1324among all players, November list

Blitz rating

1941

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Feb 2023 · Inactive on FIDE’s list

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating unchanged at 1941 over the last 12 months; peak 1983 by February 2023.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalBlitz
Nov 20261787, 0, 0 games1941, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261787, 0, 0 games1941, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261787, 0, 0 games1941, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261787, 0, 0 games1941, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261787, 0, 0 games1941, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261787, 0, 0 games1941, 0, 0 games
May 20261787, 0, 0 games1941, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261787, 0, 0 games1941, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261787, +1, 0 games1941, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261786, -1, 0 games1941, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261787, 0, 0 games1941, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251787, +1, 0 games1941, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

From 23 blitz games on record, the latest on Jan 4, 2025.

Blitz games since the November list

No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Show gamesLast playedScore
2025 US Collegiate Blitz ChampionshipJan 4, 2025TPR 19343/6

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 17 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2023–2025

#OpponentRating
1, WIM Yunshan Li, Jan 2023 · 2023 Seattle New Years Blitz, 2169
2, Minh Tran, Jan 2025 · 2025 US Collegiate Blitz Championship, 1978*
3, Charles Troutman, Jan 2024 · 2024 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship - Blitz, 1829

* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.

Event timeline · Blitz

3 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.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
20255318621934
20248217891596

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Nikhil Sivakumar · Blitz · November list, all players

United States

  1. #=1324Brandon Xie1941
  2. #=1324Jonathan Lang1941
  3. #=1324Nikhil Sivakumar1941
  4. #=1324Samuel Gu1941
  5. #=1324William P Flynn1941

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.

Nikhil Sivakumar: Live FIDE Rating 1787