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Gowrishankar, Nilaanujan
🇨🇦FIDE 2675250· Male· Canada· Born in 2014
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Nilaanujan Gowrishankar, a 12-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1726 — just 11 short of his peak of 1737 (Apr 2026, age 12). He is rising rapidly, having gained +81 Elo over the past 12 months. 74 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 SCC & Chess4win March Break Open U1900, 2026 Reading Week Open - U1800, and 2026 SCC Winter Swiss. Also played 6 rapid (including 2025 Chess4Win July Rapid Open) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 North American Youth Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #27 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1726
Standard
Rpd1663·Blz1688
All-time high
1737
−11 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 12
Apr 2026 · age 12
Activity
89
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
74 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#100,768
#100,768 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
27th Canadian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1737
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+92 Elo)
1645 → 1737
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 12
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1737
at age 12 · −11 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 11
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+81
1645 → 1726
Tournaments
17
103 games
Score
47.5/ 10346.1%
42W18D43L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/6 | #49 | 1561 | -47.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #33 | 1736 | +36.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #5 | 1764 | +77.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #26 | 1514 | -6.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/5 | #2 | 2503 | +134.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #30 | 1593 | -43.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #14 | — | -28.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 1754 | +26.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #23 | 1354 | -31.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #34 | 1582 | -42.8 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#870
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#11,990
in continent
World
#100,766
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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