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Nikiilesh A U
🇮🇳FIDE 33430446· Male· India· Born in 2007
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Nikiilesh A U, a 19-year-old Indian player, is rated 1744. He is rising rapidly, having gained +143 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Jaffna International Chess Championship 2025, Kandy Open International Chess Championship 2025, and ICC International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament 2025 - 2nd Edition. Also played 11 rapid (including NALLU Memorial 3rd International Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2024) and 3 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 1810 was reached at age 18 (Sep 2025).
Current rating
1744
Standard
Rpd1759·Blz1713
All-time high
1810
−66 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 18
Sep 2025 · age 18
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#94,634
#94,634 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1810
at age 18 · −66 from today
Sep 2025
100 career games
at age 18
Jul 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+391 Elo)
1208 → 1599
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+48
1696 → 1744
Tournaments
5
43 games
Score
29.5/ 4368.6%
23W13D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTanish Ragavan S2,112·1st Andaman International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025·R3·+34.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/7 | #27 | 2289 | -36.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #60 | 2007 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/10 | #8 | 1736 | -24.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #39 | 1942 | +36.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #132 | 1954 | +65.6 |
Rankings
/
India
#2,532
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,138
in continent
World
#94,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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