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IND · 11 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1679 (May 2026)

Best performance: 1778 at 37th RCC INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED BLITZ CHESS CUP(Best of 2026)

World #=71206 live, down 1121#70,085 publishedIndia #=3070Asia #=18840among active players

Blitz rating

1626

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

On FIDE’s list since Aug 2025

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1496 to 1626 over the last 12 months; peak 1679 in May 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261632, +4, 10 games1586, 0, 0 games1626, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261628, -24, 8 games1586, 0, 0 games1626, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261652, +80, 19 games1586, +38, 6 games1626, -16, 7 games
Aug 20261572, 0, 0 games1548, 0, 0 games1642, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261572, +16, 19 games1548, -2, 4 games1642, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261556, +79, 8 games1550, +30, 5 games1642, -37, 9 games
May 20261477, -14, 2 games1520, +24, 7 games1679, +85, 18 games
Apr 20261491, -9, 0 games1496, +24, 0 games1594, -2, 0 games
Mar 20261500, +15, 0 games1472, +48, 6 games1596, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261485, +1, 0 games1424, -2, 0 games1596, +2, 0 games
Jan 20261484, -50, 3 games1426, +2, 0 games1594, +98, 0 games
Dec 20251534, +74, 0 games1424, 0, 0 games1496, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 3 games (1 win, 2 draws), since Aug 15. Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 7 games, Mar 31 – May 22.

From 46 blitz games on record, the latest on Aug 15.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
PICA's ALL INDIA OPEN BLITZ FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2026 On 15th Aug 2026Aug 15TPR 16234½/8

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 40 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2025–2026

#OpponentRating
1, WCM Sasvatha A, Mar 2026 · 35th RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED BLITZ CHESS CUP, 1857
2, Jayakrishnan Ramachandran, Mar 2026 · 35th RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED BLITZ CHESS CUP, 1845*
3, Rutherford S, Mar 2026 · 37th RCC INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED BLITZ CHESS CUP, 1784

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

Event timeline · Blitz

5 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
2026341916391682
20256315791579

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

Rated near Nishanth Challa · Blitz

World

  1. #=71206Mohd Usman1626.0
  2. #=71206Sri Ram Karthik Madineedi1626.0
  3. #=71206Nishanth Challa1626.0
  4. #=71206Anton Reva1626.0
  5. #=71206Svyatoslav Semenkov1626.0

India

  1. #=3070Mohd Usman1626.0
  2. #=3070Sri Ram Karthik Madineedi1626.0
  3. #=3070Nishanth Challa1626.0
  4. #=3070Vishnuram S1626.0
  5. #=3070Sai Vignesh M S1626.0

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