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Nihal Sarin

Nihal Sarin

GM🇮🇳

FIDEFIDE 25092340· Male· India· Born in 2004

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Nihal Sarin, a 22-year-old Indian Grandmaster, is rated 2723 — his current career high and ranked 5th among Indian players, and 24th worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈72/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, President Cup "Masters", and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 6 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #22 in Apr 2026 and has been in the world top 100 for 57 months and counting (4 consecutive years on his current run).

Awarded GM in 2018 (age 14), IM in 2017 (age 13), FM in 2015 (age 11), and CM in 2014 (age 10). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U14, World #4 in U20, World #2 in U18, World #2 in U16, World #4 in U12, World #3 in U10 and World #53 in U8.

Current rating

2723

Standard

Rpd2689·Blz2723

All-time high

2723

at best
Apr 2026 · age 22

Activity

73

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#5

#5 · Indian players · of 19,102
World top 100 since Jun 2022

Career timeline

30 entries
2026
57 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
longest streak 48 months · since Aug 2021
May 2026
Peak World rank: #22
at age 22 · rated 2723
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2723
at age 22
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 2700
at age 21
Oct 2025
1,000 career games
at age 21
Jun 2025
2024
4th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2668
Oct 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
President Cup "Masters"
perf 2834 (+118) · 7/9 · #1
Evolution
+27
2696 → 2723
Tournaments
9
59 games
Score
39.5/ 5966.9%
27W25D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#552787+1.8
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20262/2#143316+4.9
President Cup "Masters"
Round-Robin
Dec 20257/9#12834+14.5
FIDE World Cup 2025
Knockout
Nov 20251/2R2562585-3.2
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20255/6#412749+3.9
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20257/11#182756+9.9
1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Superstars
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#112666-2.7
Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025
Round-Robin
Aug 20254.5/9#62701+1.2
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsErigaisi ArjunGM
🇮🇳IND·2751
+5 −8 =15
28 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsPraggnanandhaa RGM
🇮🇳IND·2733
+9 −7 =9
25 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNodirbek AbdusattorovGM
🇺🇿UZB·2780
+5 −6 =9
20 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsWesley SoGM
🇺🇸USA·2754
+2 −8 =7
17 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsParham MaghsoodlooGM
🇮🇷IRI·2710
+8 −3 =6
17 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
India
#5
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#11
in continent
World
#24
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,751
2
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
3
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
4
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
52,723
6
🇮🇳Vidit, Santosh GujrathiFollow Santosh Gujrathi ViditTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
7
🇮🇳Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.Follow Chithambaram VR. AravindhTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,692
8
🇮🇳Harikrishna, PentalaFollow Pentala HarikrishnaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,676
9
🇮🇳Pranav, VFollow V PranavTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,657
10
🇮🇳Karthikeyan, MuraliFollow Murali KarthikeyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,648
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,751
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
8
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
...
11🇮🇳Nihal Sarin2,723
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
24🇮🇳Nihal Sarin2,723