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Nikhil Gawande
🇮🇳FIDE 25015990· Male· India· Born in 1992
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Nikhil Gawande, a 34-year-old Indian player, is rated 1504 — just 1 short of his peak of 1505 (Sep 2025, age 33). He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 9 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: Goa Purple - 24th World IPCA Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Specially Abled) Standard and 5th National Chess Championship for Specially Abled Players 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Goa Purple - 24th World IPCA Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Specially Abled) - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Goa Purple - 24th World IPCA Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Specially Abled) - Blitz) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 28 months (2015–2018), 18 months (2018–2019), 49 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1504
Standard
Rpd1545·Blz1575
All-time high
1505
−1 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 33
Sep 2025 · age 33
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#183,165
#183,165 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Crossed 1500
at age 33
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1505
at age 33 · −1 from today
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+338 Elo)
1155 → 1493
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 32
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 32
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
5th National Chess Championship for Specially Abled Players 2025perf 2299 (+806) · 5.5/5 · #42
Top opponent
Goa Purple - 24th World IPCA Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Specially Abled) Standard · Jul 2025 · +14.1 Elo
Evolution
+11
1493 → 1504
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
10/ 1855.6%
9W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/6 | #68 | 1924 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/5 | #42 | 2299 | +0.8 |
Rankings
/
India
#10,914
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#36,629
in continent
World
#183,111
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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