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Nilesh Karthick
🇮🇳FIDE 33438790· Male· India· Born in 2012
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Nilesh Karthick, a 14-year-old Indian player, is rated 1536 — just 14 short of his peak of 1550 (Jan 2025, age 13). He is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include B1 Mall Back to School Classic Tournament, Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open B, and Winter Classic Chess Tournament U1800. Also played 3 rapid (including Signature Club Rapid Chess Tournament) and 2 blitz events (including 54th National Day Blitz Chess Tournament) recently.
Current rating
1536
Standard
Rpd1650·Blz1541
All-time high
1550
−14 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 13
Jan 2025 · age 13
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#171,773
#171,773 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 14
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 13
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+456 Elo)
1094 → 1550
Jan 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1550
at age 13 · −14 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
CA May Classic Tournament 2026 B (Abdulaziz Belhaif Memorial)perf 2394 (+858) · 6.5/6 · #32
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
1531 → 1536
Tournaments
8
66 games
Score
34.5/ 6652.3%
27W15D24L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsShamma Khalfan Alsuwaidi1,593·CA May Classic Tournament 2026 B (Abdulaziz Belhaif Memorial)·R3·+23.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/6 | #32 | 2394 | +56.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/3 | #8 | 2503 | +57.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/7 | #129 | 1600 | -28.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #38 | 2465 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #31 | 1676 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/6 | #150 | 1707 | -34.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/6 | #72 | 1989 | +38.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/9 | #153 | 1526 | +23.2 |
Rankings
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India
#8,860
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#32,040
in continent
World
#171,743
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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