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Gandasarakula, Nibhish
🇿🇦FIDE 14368773· Male· South Africa· Born in 2012
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Nibhish Gandasarakula, a 14-year-old South African player, is rated 1543 — just 4 short of his peak of 1547 (Feb 2026, age 14). He is rising rapidly, having gained +80 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Tournament Proposal - Chess Lab U2200 Classic January Tournament., Chess Lab U2300 Classic November Tournament, and Chess Lab U2300 Classic October Tournament. Also played 11 rapid (including Autumn Attack: Chess Lab Rapid Battle) and 7 blitz events (including UAE National Day Team Chess Championship 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #68 and #30 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1543
Standard
Rpd1629·Blz1553
All-time high
1547
−4 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 14
Feb 2026 · age 14
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#169,014
#169,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
68th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1547
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 14
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1547
at age 14 · −4 from today
Feb 2026
2024
30th South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1500
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+468 Elo)
1032 → 1500
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Tournament Proposal - Chess Lab U2200 Classic January Tournament.perf 2126 (+579) · 4.5/5 · #3
Top opponent
Best comeback
Tournament Proposal - Chess Lab U2200 Classic January Tournament.finished #3 (seeded #18 of 100)
Evolution
+95
1448 → 1543
Tournaments
5
29 games
Score
17.5/ 2960.3%
16W3D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJan Nigel GalanCM2,095·Tournament Proposal - Chess Lab U2200 Classic January Tournament.·R4·+38.4
3.[W]vsAtharva Manoj1,628·Tournament Proposal - Chess Lab U2200 Classic January Tournament.·R3·+24.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 2.5/4 | #23 | 1855 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #3 | 2126 | +93.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #25 | 1993 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #48 | 2455 | -29.2 |
Rankings
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South Africa
#1,191
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,172
in continent
World
#168,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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