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Niharika Challa
WFM🇮🇳FIDE 35051270· Female· India· Born in 2000
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Niharika Challa, a 26-year-old Indian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2168 — her current career high and ranked 33rd among Indian women, and in the top 5% worldwide. She is climbing fast, having gained +164 Elo over the past 12 months. 107 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FM RR 113 Putnik, FM RR 109 Putnik, and FM RR 106 Putnik. Also played 1 rapid (including Prvenstvo Novog Sada u urbzanom sahu - mart 2026) and 7 blitz events (including SERBIA OPEN 2025 - Qualifying blitz 4) recently.
Awarded WFM in 2026 (age 26) and WCM in 2025 (age 25). At junior level, she reached #54 and #97 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2168
Standard
Rpd1952·Blz2028
All-time high
2168
at best
May 2026 · age 26
May 2026 · age 26
Activity
75
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
107 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#33
#33 · Indian women · of 2,640
Career timeline
18 entries2026
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 26
Jun 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 26
May 2026
All-time peak 2168
at age 26
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 26
Apr 2026
2025
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 25
Dec 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 24
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+164
2004 → 2168
Tournaments
14
108 games
Score
57.5/ 10853.2%
48W19D41L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2231 | +57.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2223 | +57.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2193 | +52.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2195 | +48.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #13 | 2105 | -0.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 1926 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #390 | 1624 | -29.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/7 | #117 | 1916 | -23.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/7 | #20 | 1993 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/8 | #50 | 2051 | +3.8 |
Rankings
/
India
#370
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,520
in continent
World
#10,047
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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