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Nimalan A
🇮🇳FIDE 33420157· Male· India· Born in 2015
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Nimalan A, a 11-year-old Indian player, is rated 1704 — just 7 short of his peak of 1711 (Feb 2026, age 11). He is rising rapidly, having gained +223 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2300), Akshaya Institutions 3rd International Pongal open fide rated chess tournament 2026, and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000). Also played 3 rapid (including AIM INTERNATIONAL FIDE RAPID RATING CHESS TMT-2026) and 2 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #48 and #13 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
1704
Standard
Rpd1696·Blz1689
All-time high
1711
−7 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 11
Feb 2026 · age 11
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#108,251
#108,251 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1711
at age 11 · −7 from today
Feb 2026
2025
48th Indian U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1702
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 10
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 10
Jul 2025
100 career games
at age 10
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 9
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
37th Tamil Nadu State Under 13 Open FIDE rated Chess Championships 2025perf 1903 (+451) · 5/6 · #120
Top opponent
Evolution
+252
1452 → 1704
Tournaments
9
80 games
Score
47/ 8058.8%
38W18D24L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSudarshan Balaji1,656·37th Tamil Nadu State Under 13 Open FIDE rated Chess Championships 2025·R2·+30.6
2.[W]vsTejas Shandilya1,872·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2300)·R1·+29.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/8 | #91 | 1795 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #50 | 1894 | +40.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #403 | 1603 | -33.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/10 | #194 | 1820 | +55.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/7 | #47 | 1960 | +18.0 |
Worst Elo result: Tamil Nadu State Under-11 Open Chess Championships 2025 (-39.6 Elo, finished #211).
Rankings
/
India
#3,076
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#14,644
in continent
World
#108,249
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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