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Nikhil M
CM🇮🇳FIDE 35015966· Male· India· Born in 1997
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Nikhil M, a 29-year-old Indian Candidate Master, is rated 2173 and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 88 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FE 23 Spilimbergo - Master, 34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A, and SERBIA OPEN 2025 - MASTERS. Also played 1 rapid (including 7th Tata Steel Festival Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2025) and 1 blitz events (including INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATING BLITZ OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT) recently. He took a 15-month break between Jun 2013 and Oct 2014. His peak of 2261 was reached at age 27 (Sep 2024).
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 27). At junior level, he reached #72 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2173
Standard
Rpd1971·Blz1933
All-time high
2261
−88 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 27
Sep 2024 · age 27
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#363 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
11 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+380 Elo)
1881 → 2261
Feb 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 27
Sep 2024
Crossed 2200
at age 27
Sep 2024
All-time peak 2261
at age 27 · −88 from today
Sep 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 27
Aug 2024
500 career games
at age 27
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-88
2261 → 2173
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
18.5/ 3651.4%
13W11D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #62 | 2093 | -25.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #114 | 2241 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #101 | 2146 | -27.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #69 | 2128 | -30.8 |
Worst Elo result: 5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre (-30.8 Elo, finished #69).
Rankings
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India
#363
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,491
in continent
World
#9,741
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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