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Ramkumar, Nikhil
🇺🇸FIDE 150111234· Male· United States of America· Born in 2011
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Nikhil Ramkumar, a 15-year-old American player, is rated 1878 — just 23 short of his peak of 1901 (Aug 2025, age 14). He is on a breakout run, having gained +146 Elo over the past 12 months. 80 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th Annual Reno Larry Evans Memorial Open, 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Expert, and 2026 Washington State Championship - Invitational.
At junior level, he reached #85 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1878
Standard
Rpd1779·Blz1751
All-time high
1901
−23 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 14
Aug 2025 · age 14
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#53,713
#53,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Feb 2026
2025
85th American U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1901
Aug 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1901
at age 14 · −23 from today
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 14
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+331 Elo)
1421 → 1752
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+126
1752 → 1878
Tournaments
9
55 games
Score
26.5/ 5548.2%
17W25D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #29 | 1889 | -21.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #21 | 1966 | +31.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #39 | 1956 | +41.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #3 | 1849 | +21.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 1821 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/6 | #12 | 1809 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #8 | 2079 | +8.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #26 | 1656 | -33.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/6 | #44 | 1623 | -87.6 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,488
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#5,961
in continent
World
#53,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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