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Vikash Nishad
🇮🇳FIDE 25063170· Male· India· Born in 1997
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Vikash Nishad, a 29-year-old Indian player, is rated 1778 — just 24 short of his peak of 1802 (Apr 2025, age 28). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 14 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026, Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000), and 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'B'). Also played 2 rapid (including SBI GIC presents FIDE Rated Open Rapid Chess Tournament) and 2 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently.
Current rating
1778
Standard
Rpd1713·Blz1799
All-time high
1802
−24 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 28
Apr 2025 · age 28
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#83,275
#83,275 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Crossed 1800
at age 28
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1802
at age 28 · −24 from today
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+148 Elo)
1604 → 1752
Feb 2025
2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1676 → returned at 1686
Apr 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 21
Dec 2018
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026perf 1871 (+93) · 2/5 · #189
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
1780 → 1778
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
7W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #189 | 1871 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #44 | 1813 | +11.4 |
Rankings
/
India
#2,116
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,314
in continent
World
#83,273
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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