Nihaan Pohane

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 +131 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈43/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 5 rapid (including 17th Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including 16th Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Open FIDE Blitz Rating Chess Tournament) recently.

At junior level, he reached #69, #48 and #12 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.