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Kalghatgi, Nikhil

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FIDEFIDE 2056496· Male· United States of America· Born in 2001

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Nikhil Kalghatgi, a 25-year-old American player, is rated 2008 — just 4 short of his peak of 2012 (Feb 2018, age 17). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 46 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major.

At junior level, he reached #58, #75, #60, #58 and #33 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2008

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1996

All-time high

2012

−4 pts below
Feb 2018 · age 17

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#26,261

#26,261 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 25
Feb 2026
2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1998 → returned at 2008
Mar 2024
2020
58th American U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1987
Sep 2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2020
2019
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1987 → returned at 1997
Oct 2019
100 career games
at age 18
May 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major
perf 2086 (+78) · 2.5/5 · #86
Top opponent
vs Aiden Linyuan LiCM 2,059
58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major · Jan 2026 · +1.5 Elo
Evolution
+10
1998 → 2008
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
1W3D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsJason LiangIM2,448·58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major·R3·-1.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/5#862086+9.6

Rankings

/
United States of America
#731
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#2,728
in continent
World
#26,261
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
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2,653
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731🇺🇸Kalghatgi, Nikhil2,008
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
2728🇺🇸Kalghatgi, Nikhil2,008
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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26261🇺🇸Kalghatgi, Nikhil2,008