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Nagare Kaivalya Sandip
FM🇮🇳FIDE 25957929· Male· India· Born in 2007
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Nagare Kaivalya Sandip, a 19-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2327 and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players under 20, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 6 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Nashik Chess Festival 1st RCC Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025, 49 Obert Internacional d'Escacs "Ciutat de Badalona" Grup A, and 49 Open Internacional d'Escacs Vila de Sitges Grup A. Also played 4 rapid events (including 3rd Pinnacle FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2025) recently. His peak of 2370 was reached at age 18 (Aug 2025).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 17) and CM in 2023 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #95 in U18 and #24, #15, #38 and #43 nationally in U20, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2327
Standard
Rpd2188·Blz2298
All-time high
2370
−43 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 18
Aug 2025 · age 18
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#27 · Indian players under 20 · of 859
Career timeline
16 entries2026
24th Indian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2327
Feb 2026
2025
All-time peak 2370
at age 18 · −43 from today
Aug 2025
95th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2352
Jan 2025
2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 17
Sep 2024
Crossed 2300
at age 17
Sep 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 17
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category A) · Jun 2026 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
+6
2321 → 2327
Tournaments
6
72 games
Score
38.5/ 7253.5%
44W18D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMihail NikitenkoGM2,479·4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category A)·R4·+14.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/8 | #8 | 2105 | -25.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2338 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #14 | 2235 | -16.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2459 | +35.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/8 | #13 | 2235 | -14.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7/8 | #2 | 2480 | +29.0 |
Worst Elo result: Nashik Chess Festival 1st RCC Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025 (-25.4 Elo, finished #8).
Rankings
/
India
#174
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#647
in continent
World
#3,260
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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