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Mehta Naitik R
CM🇮🇳FIDE 35007319· Male· India· Born in 2004
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Mehta Naitik R, a 22-year-old Indian Candidate Master, is rated 2201 and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 80 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SixDays Budapest March 2026 - IM-C, Budapest One Week 2026 March IM-B, and Budapest Spring Festival 2026. Also played 9 rapid events (including Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) recently. He took a 44-month break between Nov 2018 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2260 was reached at age 21 (Sep 2025).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 21). At junior level, he reached World #54 in U8 and #54, #55, #52, #19, #11 and #25 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2201
Standard
Rpd2045·Blz1873
All-time high
2260
−59 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 21
Sep 2025 · age 21
Activity
69
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
80 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#318 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 22
Jun 2026
2025
All-time peak 2260
at age 21 · −59 from today
Sep 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 21
Apr 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 21
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 21
Feb 2025
2024
54th Indian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2053
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category A)perf 2356 (+155) · 6.5/10 · #47
Top opponent
Evolution
-38
2239 → 2201
Tournaments
11
100 games
Score
56/ 10056.0%
44W24D32L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAyush SharmaIM2,440·4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category A)·R4·+16.0
3.[W]vsSayantan DasGM2,428·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-A 1900 & Above)·R2·+15.7
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsNaga Sai Sarthak Karanam2,015·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-A 1900 & Above)·R10·-14.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 6.5/10 | #47 | 2356 | +41.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/10 | #127 | 2178 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7.5/9 | #5 | 2248 | +23.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2.5/9 | #9 | 2066 | -45.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3/9 | #8 | 2128 | -32.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/9 | #75 | 2232 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 8/9 | #1 | 2279 | +17.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #80 | 2226 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/9 | #53 | 2204 | -12.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #28 | 2293 | +12.2 |
Rankings
/
India
#318
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,309
in continent
World
#8,136
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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