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Nil Kumar Datta
🇮🇳FIDE 25732030· Male· India· Born in 1967
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Nil Kumar Datta, a 59-year-old Indian player, is rated 1483. He has slipped back 66 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: 52nd Tripura State Senior Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026 and 62nd National Chess Championship -2025. Also played 3 rapid (including Tripura Super Division FIDE Rating Rapid Team Chess Club League 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Tripura State Selection FIDE Rating Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2021–2023). His peak of 1549 was reached at age 58 (Jun 2025).
Current rating
1483
Standard
Rpd1490·Blz1539
All-time high
1549
−66 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 58
Jun 2025 · age 58
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#192,206
#192,206 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1549
at age 58 · −66 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+290 Elo)
1250 → 1540
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 57
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 57
Mar 2024
2022
61st Indian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1250
Apr 2022
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 54
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-64
1547 → 1483
Tournaments
3
37 games
Score
10/ 3727.0%
13W3D21L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBarnil Baishya1,601·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-C 1699 and Below)·R2·+13.3
2.[W]vsAdwait Majumder1,517·52nd Tripura State Senior Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026·R2·+11.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSraddha Dhar1,401·AICF Chess For Everyone FIDE Rating Chess Tournament - Tripura 2026·R9·-12.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/4 | #742 | 2406 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/4 | #55 | 2337 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/10 | #386 | 1298 | -60.6 |
Rankings
/
India
#12,621
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#40,295
in continent
World
#192,129
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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