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Lakshya Nigam
🇮🇳FIDE 33425094· Male· India· Born in 2012
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Lakshya Nigam, a 14-year-old Indian player, is rated 1688. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 6 months. 82 rated games in the past year (≈95/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament, 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy, and 54th National Junior Open (Under-19) Chess Championship 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International RAPID FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026) and 1 blitz events (including UP State Fide Rating Blitz Chess Championship 2025-26) recently. His peak of 1725 was reached at age 13 (Dec 2025).
Current rating
1688
Standard
Rpd1659·Blz1682
All-time high
1725
−37 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 13
Dec 2025 · age 13
Activity
93
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
82 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#114,321
#114,321 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1725
at age 13 · −37 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 12
Oct 2024
100 career games
at age 12
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+394 Elo)
1238 → 1632
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
1695 → 1688
Tournaments
8
79 games
Score
45.5/ 7957.6%
35W21D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/7 | #5 | 2005 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/7 | #87 | 1954 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/10 | #177 | 1667 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/11 | #109 | 1672 | -34.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/10 | #156 | 1833 | +26.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/8 | #73 | 1858 | +37.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/10 | #213 | 1722 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #88 | 1641 | -21.6 |
Worst Elo result: 54th National Junior Open (Under-19) Chess Championship 2025 (-34.0 Elo, finished #109).
Rankings
/
India
#3,403
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,817
in continent
World
#114,317
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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