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Nisha Raj, Taran
🇦🇺FIDE 3282767· Male· Australia· Born in 2015
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Taran Nisha Raj, a 11-year-old Australian player, is rated 1649 — just 6 short of his peak of 1655 (May 2026, age 11). He is climbing fast, having gained +170 Elo over the past 12 months. 112 rated games in the past year (≈71/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Melbourne International Open - Amateurs, Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open, and 2026 St George Club Championship Division 4 Rounds 4-6. Also played 13 rapid (including Great Minds All India Open FIDE Rapid Chess Tournament 2025) and 16 blitz events (including Almaty Open blitz tournament 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #32 and #29 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1649
Standard
Rpd1635·Blz1843
All-time high
1655
−6 pts below
May 2026 · age 11
May 2026 · age 11
Activity
67
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
112 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#128,585
#128,585 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
32nd Australian U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1655
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+177 Elo)
1478 → 1655
May 2026
All-time peak 1655
at age 11 · −6 from today
May 2026
100 career games
at age 11
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 11
Apr 2026
2025
29th Australian U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1560
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+230
1419 → 1649
Tournaments
28
142 games
Score
70/ 14249.3%
62W20D60L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 1/3 | #5 | 1525 | -22.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #53 | 1824 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/5 | #91 | 2501 | +10.1 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #79 | 1747 | +3.4 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #6 | 1562 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #27 | 1684 | +15.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #37 | 1578 | -1.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #43 | 2202 | +2.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #6 | 1555 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #14 | 2545 | +40.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAvinav Sivaraj
🇦🇺AUS·1814
+1 −5 =3
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsTarun Balasubramanyam
🇦🇺AUS
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsPhuc Bao Tam Nguyen
🇦🇺AUS·1760
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsAriye Daniel
🇦🇺AUS·1623
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSuria Daniel
🇦🇺AUS·1698
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#948
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#19,002
in continent
World
#128,579
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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