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Ainikkal, Shaheen
🇮🇳FIDE 146241751· Male· India· Born in 1981
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Shaheen Ainikkal, a 45-year-old Indian player, is rated 1608 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Katara Ramadan Chess Open 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including 3rd CSL FIDE Rated Rapid Tournament) recently.
Competes for India since May 2019.
Current rating
1608
Standard
Rpd1582·Blz1620
All-time high
1608
at best
Apr 2026 · age 45
Apr 2026 · age 45
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#143,920
#143,920 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Crossed 1600
at age 45
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1608
at age 45
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+296 Elo)
1288 → 1584
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 43
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 43
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 43
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+40
1568 → 1608
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
4W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #36 | 1951 | +40.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMamantuc Ibrahim Jr.
🇵🇭PHI·1715
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsMarvin Marcos
🇵🇭PHI·2018
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsAbdelrahman Mohamed Al Hammadi
🇦🇪UAE·1525
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsSedrani AmmarFM
🇦🇪UAE·2254
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsSuresh K K
🇮🇳IND·1756
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Oct 2022
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Rankings
/
India
#5,484
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#23,004
in continent
World
#143,909
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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