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Nishant Raj
🇮🇳FIDE 35082531· Male· India· Born in 2000
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Nishant Raj, a 26-year-old Indian player, is rated 1635 — just 1 short of his peak of 1636 (Mar 2024, age 24). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 37 months (2016–2019), 55 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 24 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including 1st Kangra International Open FIDE rated Rapid Chess Tournament -2025) recently.
Current rating
1635
Standard
Rpd1647·Blz1655
All-time high
1636
−1 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 24
Mar 2024 · age 24
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#133,272
#133,272 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+243 Elo)
1393 → 1636
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 24
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 24
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1636
at age 24 · −1 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1636 → returned at 1634
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournamentperf 1869 (+235) · 4.5/5 · #295
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1636 → 1635
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4.5/ 675.0%
4W1D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsShreyan Gangwar1,477·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R2·+5.8
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsSiddhant Mishra1,505·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R8·-13.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/5 | #295 | 1869 | -0.8 |
Rankings
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India
#4,560
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,207
in continent
World
#133,265
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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