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Sanal Kumar, Nikul

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FIDEFIDE 2650045· Male· Canada· Born in 1986

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Nikul Sanal Kumar, a 40-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1697. He has fluctuated between 1697 and 1730 over the past 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Silent Storm Chess Tournaments Classical Open 3 U1900, 2025 SSCA_SOW Boxing Week Chess Open U2200, and EM GP5 Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 Silent Storm Chess Tournament Blitz Open) recently. His peak of 1730 was reached at age 40 (Jan 2026).

Current rating

1697

Standard

Rpd1702·Blz1733

All-time high

1730

−33 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 40

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#111,029

#111,029 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
All-time peak 1730
at age 40 · −33 from today
Jan 2026
2025
48th Canadian 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1722
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+228 Elo)
1479 → 1707
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 38
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 38
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1400
at age 37
Jul 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Gayathri Sreekumar 1,658
2025 SSCA_SOW Boxing Week Chess Open U2200 · Dec 2025 · +15.9 Elo
Evolution
-2
1699 → 1697
Tournaments
4
15 games
Score
5/ 1533.3%
7W3D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Silent Storm Chess Tournaments Classical Open 3 U1900
Swiss
Jan 20260/1#16654-32.8
2025 SSCA_SOW Boxing Week Chess Open U2200
Swiss
Dec 20252.5/4#71756+8.0
EM GP5 Open
Swiss
Jun 20252.5/4#2—+22.8
2025 AFM1st PEEL REGION - Summer 1 Open - Under 2000
Swiss
Jun 20250/1#29772-27.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 Silent Storm Chess Tournaments Classical Open 3 U1900 (-32.8 Elo, finished #16).

Rankings

/
Canada
#972
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#13,324
in continent
World
#111,026
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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2,533
2
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2,513
3
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2,485
4
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2,470
5
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2,459
6
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2,454
6
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2,454
8
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2,427
9
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2,419
10
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2,414
...
972🇨🇦Sanal Kumar, Nikul1,697
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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13324🇨🇦Sanal Kumar, Nikul1,697
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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