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Nihaan Pohane
🇮🇳FIDE 25118714· Male· India· Born in 2011
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Nihaan Pohane, a 15-year-old Indian player, is rated 2062 — just 1 short of his peak of 2063 (Mar 2026, age 15) and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players under 16, and in the top 9% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +132 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy, 50th National Sub Junior Chess Championship 2025(Open), and H2E POWER SYSTEMS MAH STATE U19 OPEN FIDE RATING SELECTION CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. Also played 3 rapid events (including 3rd G H Raisoni Memorial Amravati International FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #69, #48 and #12 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2062
Standard
Rpd1966·Blz1860
All-time high
2063
−1 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 15
Mar 2026 · age 15
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#69 · Indian players under 16 · of 3,023
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 2063
at age 15 · −1 from today
Mar 2026
69th Indian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2062
Feb 2026
2025
48th Indian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2048
Oct 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 14
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Oct 2024
100 career games
at age 13
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
H2E POWER SYSTEMS MAH STATE U19 OPEN FIDE RATING SELECTION CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025perf 2631 (+583) · 6.5/6 · #8
Top opponent
Evolution
+69
1993 → 2062
Tournaments
4
47 games
Score
27/ 4757.4%
25W15D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBoris SavchenkoGM2,464·16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy·R8·+36.4
2.[W]vsSharnarthi ShlokCM2,046·H2E POWER SYSTEMS MAH STATE U19 OPEN FIDE RATING SELECTION CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025·R8·+19.9
3.[D]vsRaem ShermanFM2,396·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-A 1900 & Above)·R1·+14.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/10 | #51 | 2122 | +52.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/11 | #52 | 1963 | -38.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/6 | #8 | 2631 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/7 | #4 | 2600 | +40.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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India
#574
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,574
in continent
World
#19,331
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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