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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 has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 2 years. 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

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#147,546

#147,546 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Sports Club Below 1800 Rating Chess Tournament
perf 2454 (+871) · 6.5/6 · #54
Top opponent
vs Kavish Palaniappan K 1,851
Karnavati Club All india Open Classical FIDE Rating Chess Tournament · Dec 2025 · +6.8 Elo
Evolution
+23
1574 → 1597
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
11.5/ 1767.6%
9W5D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
#5,847
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#24,135
in continent
World
#147,533
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
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2
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2,739
3
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2,733
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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2,657
10
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2,648
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5847🇮🇳Nirmal Lalit V1,597
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
...
24135🇮🇳Nirmal Lalit V1,597
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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