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Bhute Nikhil
🇮🇳FIDE 33412561· Male· India· Born in 1982
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Bhute Nikhil, a 44-year-old Indian player, is rated 1678 — just 1 short of his peak of 1679 (Sep 2025, age 43). He is progressing steadily with +52 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: 3rd UINSports International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament Pune 2025 and 14th Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including 2nd Pune International Speed Festival 2026 - Rapid Rating Chess Tournament) and 3 blitz events (including 16th Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Open FIDE Blitz Rating Chess Tournament) recently. He took a 12-month break between Dec 2022 and Jan 2024.
Current rating
1678
Standard
Rpd1663·Blz1642
All-time high
1679
−1 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 43
Sep 2025 · age 43
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#117,618
#117,618 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1679
at age 43 · −1 from today
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+292 Elo)
1335 → 1627
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 42
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 42
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 42
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
14th Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025perf 2104 (+436) · 6/7 · #172
Top opponent
Evolution
+10
1668 → 1678
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
11.5/ 1863.9%
9W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/8 | #29 | 1859 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 6/7 | #172 | 2104 | +40.8 |
Rankings
/
India
#3,532
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#16,513
in continent
World
#117,613
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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