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Vikesh Nandan Kumar
🇮🇳FIDE 25014412· Male· India· Born in 1986
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Vikesh Nandan Kumar, a 40-year-old Indian player, is rated 1816. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 15 months. 88 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournament, All India Civil Services Men Chess Championship 2025-26, and All India Civil Services Men Team Chess Championship 2025-26. Also played 1 rapid event (including Dehradun Open FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2013–2014), 14 months (2014–2016) and 65 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1863 was reached at age 38 (Mar 2024).
Previously known as Nandan Vikesh (until Mar 2013).
Current rating
1816
Standard
Rpd1840·Blz—
All-time high
1863
−47 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 38
Mar 2024 · age 38
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#71,384
#71,384 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
73rd Indian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1838
Apr 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 38
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1863
at age 38 · −47 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 65 months
paused at 1771 → returned at 1810
Oct 2019
100 career games
at age 33
Mar 2019
2014
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1825 → returned at 1843
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
1st Andaman International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025perf 2561 (+735) · 6/6 · #62
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1809 → 1816
Tournaments
10
86 games
Score
54.5/ 8663.4%
42W25D19L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsYogeshwar Dhankhar1,727·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-B 1899 and Below)·R6·+7.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsVidyesh M1,672·STAR CHESS FOUNDATION 2nd INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT·R3·-14.3
2.[L]vsNihad Islam Hazarika1,652·7th Ayodhana International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament, 2025, Assam·R4·-14.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/8 | #210 | 1772 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #32 | 1768 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #30 | 1783 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #32 | 1896 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #20 | 1807 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #49 | 1873 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/11 | #209 | 1833 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/6 | #62 | 2561 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/8 | #15 | 1898 | +21.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/8 | #25 | 1883 | -5.6 |
Rankings
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India
#1,744
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,674
in continent
World
#71,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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