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Gourav Nigam
🇮🇳FIDE 25628330· Male· India· Born in 2002
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Gourav Nigam, a 24-year-old Indian player, is rated 1891. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026, Lankaran Open 2025, Group A, and Shamakhi Open 2025, Group A. Also played 2 rapid (including 2nd Jabalpur International Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Shamakhi Open 2025, Blitz) recently. His peak of 2059 was reached at age 21 (Oct 2023).
At junior level, he reached #41 and #96 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1891
Standard
Rpd1940·Blz1942
All-time high
2059
−168 pts below
Oct 2023 · age 21
Oct 2023 · age 21
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#50,342
#50,342 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2023
All-time peak 2059
at age 21 · −168 from today
Oct 2023
Crossed 2000
at age 21
Sep 2023
2022
41st Indian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1966
Nov 2022
Best 12-month gain (+258 Elo)
1708 → 1966
Sep 2022
2021
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Nov 2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-A 1900 & Above)perf 2019 (+128) · 5/10 · #218
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1885 → 1891
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
11.5/ 2546.0%
8W7D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsArchita Agrawal2,053·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-A 1900 & Above)·R3·+14.4
3.[W]vsAbhijith U1,965·CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026·R7·+12.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/10 | #218 | 2019 | +33.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/7 | #113 | 1921 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/8 | #31 | 1848 | -10.2 |
Rankings
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India
#1,195
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,934
in continent
World
#50,341
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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