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Nishanthini U
🇮🇳FIDE 25688421· Female· India· Born in 2006
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Nishanthini U, a 20-year-old Indian player, is rated 1626 — her current career high. She has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 10 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Open Chess Tournament, Akshaya Institutions 1st International Fide rated open chess tournament 2025, and 20th Tamilnadu Under 25 GIRLS FIDE Rated Chess Championships 2025. She took a 17-month break between Nov 2022 and May 2024.
Current rating
1626
Standard
Rpd1515·Blz—
All-time high
1626
at best
May 2026 · age 20
May 2026 · age 20
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#137,126
#137,126 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1626
at age 20
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 19
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+316 Elo)
1297 → 1613
Jul 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Jul 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Akshaya Institutions 1st International Fide rated open chess tournament 2025perf 2063 (+459) · 5.5/6 · #123
Top opponent
Evolution
+34
1592 → 1626
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
15/ 2657.7%
11W8D7L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsSarumathi S1,493·Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Open Chess Tournament·R9·+6.5
3.[W]vsVidyut J1,471·Akshaya Institutions 1st International Fide rated open chess tournament 2025·R8·+6.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/8 | #69 | 1764 | +21.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/6 | #123 | 2063 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/7 | #17 | 1622 | -17.2 |
Worst Elo result: 20th Tamilnadu Under 25 GIRLS FIDE Rated Chess Championships 2025 (-17.2 Elo, finished #17).
Rankings
/
India
#4,882
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#21,142
in continent
World
#137,118
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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