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Nirmal Lalit V

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FIDEFIDE 25963929· Male· India· Born in 1959

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Nirmal Lalit V, a 67-year-old Indian player, is rated 1597 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearances: Sports Club Below 1800 Rating Chess Tournament and Karnavati Club All india Open Classical FIDE Rating Chess Tournament. Also played 3 rapid events (including All India Open FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament - 2026) recently. He took a 31-month break between Nov 2019 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1597

Standard

Rpd1606·Blz1573

All-time high

1597

at best
May 2026 · age 67

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#148,179

#148,179 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
All-time peak 1597
at age 67
May 2026
2025
31st Indian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1581
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+255 Elo)
1326 → 1581
Jan 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 65
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 65
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 65
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Sports Club Below 1800 Rating Chess Tournament
perf 2454 (+871) · 6.5/6 · #54
Top opponent
vs Patra Ravi 1,886
4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category B) · Jun 2026 · +6.8 Elo
Evolution
+23
1574 → 1597
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
21/ 3658.3%
15W12D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category C)
Open Swiss
Jun 20265/9#1171541-13.4
4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category B)
Open Swiss
Jun 20264.5/9#1651699+1.6
Sports Club Below 1800 Rating Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Jan 20266.5/6#542454+27.2
Karnavati Club All india Open Classical FIDE Rating Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/4#2602561-0.2

Rankings

/
India
#5,916
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#24,273
in continent
World
#148,166
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
India
1
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2
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2,739
3
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2,735
4
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2,732
5
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2,723
6
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2,708
7
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2,692
8
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2,676
9
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2,661
9
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2,661
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5916🇮🇳Nirmal Lalit V1,597
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
3
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
4
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2,753
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
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2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
8
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
9
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
10
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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