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Niroshan Thanikachalam
🇮🇳FIDE 25151100· Male· India· Born in 2013
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Niroshan Thanikachalam, a 13-year-old Indian player, is rated 1741. He is climbing fast, having gained +108 Elo over the past 12 months. 103 rated games in the past year (≈120/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2300), 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy, and Kandy Open International Chess Championship 2025. Also played 7 rapid (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International RAPID FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026) and 2 blitz events (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Under 16) recently. His peak of 1909 was reached at age 12 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #94, #35 and #27 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1741
Standard
Rpd1637·Blz1712
All-time high
1909
−168 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 12
Oct 2025 · age 12
Activity
120
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
73 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#95,687
#95,687 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
94th Indian U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1894
Jan 2026
2025
35th Indian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1909
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1909
at age 12 · −168 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 12
Sep 2025
2024
6-month rising streak
+172 Elo
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+477 Elo)
1240 → 1717
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
1733 → 1741
Tournaments
9
82 games
Score
44.5/ 8254.3%
41W16D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMohamed Arshad S1,505·Tamil Nadu State Under-15 Open Chess Championships 2026 (FIDE Rated)·R5·-31.8
3.[L]vsChauhan Jayant1,674·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2300)·R8·-28.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2236 | +109.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #50 | 1615 | -80.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/8 | #80 | 1904 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/9 | #157 | 1758 | -64.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #28 | 2371 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #74 | 1984 | +40.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #36 | 1921 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #148 | 1941 | +62.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #19 | 1783 | +22.0 |
Worst Elo result: Tamil Nadu State Under-15 Open Chess Championships 2026 (FIDE Rated) (-80.0 Elo, finished #50).
Rankings
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India
#2,566
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,318
in continent
World
#95,685
out of 400,000+
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