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Vinothkumar, Nivin

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FIDEFIDE 3265269· Male· Australia· Born in 2011

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Nivin Vinothkumar, a 15-year-old Australian player, is rated 1704. He is climbing fast, having gained +128 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sydney International Open - Contenders, 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Minor, and 2026 Woden Cup Rounds 5-9. Also played 8 rapid (including Star Chess Foundation 5th International Open Rapid FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025) and 8 blitz events (including 2026 Sydney International Open - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1773 was reached at age 15 (Apr 2026).

At junior level, he reached #56, #52 and #54 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

1704

Standard

Rpd1558·Blz1768

All-time high

1773

69 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 15

Activity

39

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#108,251

#108,251 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
56th Australian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1773
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1773
at age 15 · −69 from today
Apr 2026
100 career games
at age 15
Feb 2026
2025
52nd Australian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1765
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+339 Elo)
1226 → 1565
Dec 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Australian Junior Championship U16 Open
perf 2007 (+273) · 5/6 · #17
Top opponent
vs Dean Chen 1,879
Evolution
+128
15761704
Tournaments
12
62 games
Score
41.5/ 6266.9%
38W7D17L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/8#181805-24.8
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/7#261648-40.8
Swiss
Mar 20263/4#21899+41.6
Swiss
Feb 20262/3#111696-1.6
Swiss
Jan 20265/6#172007-13.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Minor (-40.8 Elo, finished #26).

Rankings

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Australia
#712
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#14,644
in continent
World
#108,249
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Australia
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3
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4
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5
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2,476
6
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2,423
7
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2,415
8
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2,401
9
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10
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712🇦🇺Vinothkumar, Nivin1,704
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
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2,729
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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7
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9
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10
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108249🇦🇺Vinothkumar, Nivin1,704