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IND · 13 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1514 (Dec 2025)

Best performance: 1422 at 14th Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025(Best of 2025)

World #=193726 live, down 3253#190,473 publishedIndia #=12221Asia #=39684among active players

Classical rating

1499

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

On FIDE’s list since Sep 2024

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1425 to 1499 over the last 12 months; peak 1514 in December 2025.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapid
Nov 20261499, 0, 0 gamesunrated
Oct 20261499, 0, 0 gamesunrated
Sep 20261499, 0, 0 gamesunrated
Aug 20261499, 0, 0 gamesunrated
Jul 20261499, 0, 0 gamesunrated
Jun 20261499, 0, 0 gamesunrated
May 20261499, 0, 0 gamesunrated
Apr 20261499, +76, 0 gamesunrated
Mar 20261423, -37, 0 games1413, -63, 0 games
Feb 20261460, -54, 3 games1476, +62, 0 games
Jan 20261514, 0, 0 gamesunrated
Dec 20251514, +89, 0 games1414, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 2 games (2 draws), since Jan 18. Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 3 games, Jan 16.

From 43 classical games on record, the latest on Jan 18.

Classical games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
Late R. B. Sapre Memorial h2e Power Systems Maharashtra State Amateur Selection FIDE Rating Chess ChampionshipJan 16 – Jan 18TPR 14134/8

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

Best wins · Classical

From 21 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2023–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Vishwaja Deshmukh, May 2025 · 14th Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025, 1452
2, Prasenjit Ishwar Jambhale, Jan 2026 · Late R. B. Sapre Memorial h2e Power Systems Maharashtra State Amateur Selection FIDE Rating Chess Championship, 1413
3, Ashok M Gandhewar, May 2023 · Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Chess Festival 2023 7th All India Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament, 1069

Event timeline · Classical

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
202631½14131413
202582½15631422
20243½16851412
202371½1126896

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

Rated near Nihant Gaikar · Classical

World

  1. #=193726Heyao Wei1499.0
  2. #=193726Qingzhou Zhang1499.0
  3. #=193726Nihant Gaikar1499.0
  4. #=193726Mohammad Fazal A1499.0
  5. #=193726Erigela Laasya Sree Priya1499.0

India

  1. #=12221Akilesh Bharatvaj Rajesh Kavitha1499.0
  2. #=12221Thaksh C1499.0
  3. #=12221Nihant Gaikar1499.0
  4. #=12221Mohammad Fazal A1499.0
  5. #=12221Erigela Laasya Sree Priya1499.0

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