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Bhala Nikunj
🇮🇳FIDE 25647717· Male· India· Born in 2012
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Bhala Nikunj, a 14-year-old Indian player, is rated 1491 — just 10 short of his peak of 1501 (Oct 2025, age 13). He has held steady between 1450 and 1500 for 7 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: All India Below 1700 Fide rating chess tournament, Amravati 2026 and 5th Nagpur Below 1700 International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 5 rapid events (including 2ND SHRI DADA JI DHUNIWALE OPEN FIDE RAPID RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) recently.
Current rating
1491
Standard
Rpd1481·Blz—
All-time high
1501
−10 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 13
Oct 2025 · age 13
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#189,167
#189,167 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2025
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1501
at age 13 · −10 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Sep 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Sep 2025
First FIDE rating
1499 · at age 13
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
All India Below 1700 Fide rating chess tournament, Amravati 2026perf 2416 (+929) · 5/5 · #204
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
8W3D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMalpani Jayesh1,647·All India Below 1700 Fide rating chess tournament, Amravati 2026·R8·+28.6
2.[W]vsTanish Amol Khanna1,514·5th Nagpur Below 1700 International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025·R3·+20.9
3.[W]vsSai Ritheesh S1,508·5th Nagpur Below 1700 International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025·R5·+20.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNeelkant Yadav1,492·5th Nagpur Below 1700 International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025·R8·-20.4
2.[L]vsPriyank Ganguly Ganguly1,503·5th Nagpur Below 1700 International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025·R7·-19.8
3.[L]vsSarth Bujade1,510·5th Nagpur Below 1700 International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025·R4·-19.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #204 | 2416 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #151 | 1413 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
India
#11,976
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#38,934
in continent
World
#189,097
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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