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Nikhil T L
🇮🇳FIDE 25750240· Male· India· Born in 2009
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Nikhil T L, a 17-year-old Indian player, is rated 1998 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players. He is on a breakout run, having gained +227 Elo over the past 12 months. 123 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, 2. Airport Open 2026, and Airport Open 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including 24th RCC International FIDE Rated Rapid Cup) and 3 blitz events (including 25th RCC International FIDE Rated Blitz Cup) recently.
Current rating
1998
Standard
Rpd1821·Blz1813
All-time high
1998
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
80
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
114 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#747 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1998
at age 17
May 2026
6-month rising streak
+170 Elo
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+549 Elo)
1278 → 1827
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Sep 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 13
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+198
1800 → 1998
Tournaments
12
113 games
Score
64/ 11356.6%
49W41D23L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMani Bharathy1,987·Akshaya Institutions 1st International Fide rated open chess tournament 2025·R5·+29.4
3.[W]vsArya G MallarWFM2,101·S: ADVENTSKI SAHOVSKI FESTIVAL 2025 - CRIKVENICA OPEN A turnir·R5·+28.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #182 | 2042 | +20.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #7 | 2661 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/7 | #12 | 2174 | +32.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/9 | #33 | 1980 | +42.9 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #31 | 1934 | +28.5 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/8 | #57 | 1850 | +21.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #32 | 1883 | +41.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #35 | 1869 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #16 | 1763 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #38 | 1827 | +16.4 |
Hot streak: 8 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
India
#747
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,462
in continent
World
#27,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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