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Salhuto Nyekha
🇮🇳FIDE 25797123· Male· India· Born in 1986
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Salhuto Nyekha, a 40-year-old Indian player, is rated 1635 — just 15 short of his peak of 1650 (Mar 2024, age 38). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2017–2019) and 34 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 23rd North Eastern States Chess Championship 2025.
Current rating
1635
Standard
Rpd1632·Blz—
All-time high
1650
−15 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 38
Mar 2024 · age 38
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#133,799
#133,799 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+228 Elo)
1422 → 1650
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 38
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 38
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1650
at age 38 · −15 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Crossed 1400
at age 34
Feb 2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 34
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1641 → 1635
Tournaments
1
18 games
Score
5.5/ 1830.6%
8W7D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsShibaditya Dash1,527·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-C 1699 and Below)·R8·+7.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsYashvardhan Katjhare1,468·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-C 1699 and Below)·R9·-14.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/4 | #140 | 2575 | -5.8 |
Rankings
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India
#4,630
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,302
in continent
World
#133,792
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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