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Chehal Nikhil
🇮🇳FIDE 25764055· Male· India· Born in 2004
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Chehal Nikhil, a 22-year-old Indian player, is rated 1901 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +94 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, Punjab State Amateur Fide Rated Below 2000 Chess Championship 2025, and 62nd National Chess Championship -2025. Also played 2 rapid (including 1st Kangra International Open FIDE rated Rapid Chess Tournament -2025) and 2 blitz events (including 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026 Blitz Qualifier C) recently. He took a 33-month break between Jun 2019 and Apr 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1901
Standard
Rpd1793·Blz1838
All-time high
1901
at best
May 2026 · age 22
May 2026 · age 22
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#47,868
#47,868 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1901
at age 22
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Apr 2025
2023
100 career games
at age 19
Oct 2023
Best 12-month gain (+339 Elo)
1246 → 1585
Feb 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1246 → returned at 1349
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Punjab State Amateur Fide Rated Below 2000 Chess Championship 2025perf 2348 (+497) · 6/6 · #6
Evolution
+55
1846 → 1901
Tournaments
3
45 games
Score
15.5/ 4534.4%
16W14D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsHriddhan Agarwal1,652·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-A 1900 & Above)·R4·-16.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #123 | 2087 | +50.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/6 | #6 | 2348 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/11 | #245 | 1882 | +7.0 |
Rankings
/
India
#1,144
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,632
in continent
World
#47,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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