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Ruchir Nadikatla
🇮🇳FIDE 33382980· Male· India· Born in 2011
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Ruchir Nadikatla, a 15-year-old Indian player, is rated 1918 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of Indian players under 16. He is rising rapidly, having gained +143 Elo over the past 12 months. 128 rated games in the past year (≈77/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above), 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy, and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000). Also played 6 rapid events (including 2nd Triple Crown Rapid FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #100 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1918
Standard
Rpd1767·Blz1733
All-time high
1918
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
95
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
118 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#150 · Indian players under 16 · of 3,023
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1918
at age 15
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 14
Nov 2025
100th Indian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1848
Feb 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+531 Elo)
1108 → 1639
May 2024
100 career games
at age 13
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Karnataka State Under 17 Open FIDE Rated Chess Championship - 2025perf 2011 (+219) · 7/8 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+202
1716 → 1918
Tournaments
12
131 games
Score
72/ 13155.0%
57W44D30L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #20 | 1909 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/10 | #160 | 1850 | +17.9 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/10 | #102 | 1982 | +78.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #94 | 1797 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #34 | 1816 | -16.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #22 | 1757 | -29.5 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #62 | 1683 | -26.3 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 8/9 | #14 | 2012 | +42.1 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/10 | #223 | 1853 | +52.9 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/8 | #3 | 2011 | +54.8 |
Worst Elo result: STAR CHESS FOUNDATION 2nd INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT (-29.5 Elo, finished #22).
Rankings
/
India
#1,062
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,173
in continent
World
#43,724
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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