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IND · 25 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2335 (Oct 2022)

Best performance: 2335 at 20th Shri Maheshwaranand Saraswati Memorial All India Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament(Best of 2024)

World #=3018 live, down 57#2,961 publishedIndia #=108Asia #=636among active players

Rapid rating

2272

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

On FIDE’s list since Apr 2013

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 2273 to 2272 over the last 12 months; peak 2335 in October 2022.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262467, +10, 9 games2272, +14, 8 games2359, -13, 8 games
Oct 20262457, -3, 8 games2258, 0, 0 games2372, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262460, +30, 18 games2258, 0, 0 games2372, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262430, -36, 9 games2258, 0, 0 games2372, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262466, -13, 19 games2258, 0, 0 games2372, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262479, 0, 0 games2258, 0, 0 games2372, 0, 0 games
May 20262479, 0, 0 games2258, -25, 9 games2372, -21, 11 games
Apr 20262479, 0, 0 games2283, 0, 0 games2393, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262479, 0, 0 games2283, +12, 7 games2393, +13, 10 games
Feb 20262479, 0, 0 games2271, -3, 9 games2380, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262479, -16, 10 games2274, 0, 0 games2380, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252495, 0, 0 games2274, +1, 8 games2380, 0, 0 games
Working toward the Grandmaster title2 tracked norms · 18/27 gamesrating 2495 of 2500, live 2467composition metdetails ↓

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 14 games (9 wins, 5 draws), since Mar 28. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 266 rapid games on record, the latest on Oct 25.

Rapid games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
1st Lions Club of Belgaum & Leo Club of Belgaum All India Open FIDE Rating rapid Chess Tournament, 24th and 25th October 2026Oct 24 – Oct 25TPR 22047/9

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

Title Progress

GM title progress

Working toward the Grandmaster title

Tracked norms: 2 · 18 of 27 games credit

Rating: peak 2495, needs 2500

No outstanding composition requirement

Vezerkepzo GM November 2021Nov 20217/9Rp 2612
5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi MaitreJul 20257/9Rp 2635

Based on events we cover plus the FIDE norm registers of all federations. Norms filed elsewhere may not show up here yet.

Best wins · Rapid

From 218 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2013–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM Sharma Himanshu, May 2018 · NATIONAL RAPID CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2018, 2447
2, IM Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi, May 2018 · NATIONAL RAPID CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2018, 2330
3, IM Shete Sammed Jaykumar, Dec 2024 · 20th Shri Maheshwaranand Saraswati Memorial All India Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament, 2253

Openings · Rapid

From the moves of 7 of 266 rapid games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 3 of 4 games.

All openings (1 as White)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Queen's Pawn Game3100%

1 more game in an opening played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Rapid

31 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
2026352918622135
2025342917662062
2024332817962092
2023312616671951
20191410½16011794
20171613½14551739
20148617041897

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

Rated near Nitish Belurkar · Rapid

World

  1. #=3018IM Panagiotis Christodoulou2272.0
  2. #=3018FM Koby Kalavannan2272.0
  3. #=3018IM Nitish Belurkar2272.0
  4. #=3018FM Olivier Heurtebize2272.0
  5. #3030Dmytro Shcherbyna2271.8

India

  1. #107IM Chinna Reddy C.H. Mehar2275.0
  2. #=108FM Vivaan Vishal Shah2272.0
  3. #=108IM Nitish Belurkar2272.0
  4. #110IM Srihari L2267.0
  5. #=111FM Panesar Vedant2266.0

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