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Siva Kumar, Nirish Kumar
FM🇲🇾FIDE 35820802· Male· Malaysia· Born in 2008
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Nirish Kumar Siva Kumar, a 18-year-old Malaysian FIDE Master, is rated 2185 and ranked 15th among Malaysian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 126 rated games in the past year (≈75/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (OPEN), and NATIONAL JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - Open. Also played 2 rapid (including KCE18 - UPTM FIDE RATED RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026) and 1 blitz events (including MCF Office BLITZ OPEN Q3 2025) recently. His peak of 2348 was reached at age 16 (Sep 2024, Malaysian #2 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #69 in U16 and #1 and #4 nationally in U18 and U14.
Current rating
2185
Standard
Rpd1993·Blz2030
All-time high
2348
−163 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 16
Sep 2024 · age 16
Activity
86
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
126 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · Malaysian players · of 1,243
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
Jul 2025
1st Malaysian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2237
Jan 2025
2024
Peak Malaysian rank: #2
at age 16 · rated 2348
Sep 2024
69th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2348
Sep 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+554 Elo)
1794 → 2348
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
1. IM-Turnier im Salesianum 2025 im 3. Muenchner Schachfestivalperf 2379 (+171) · 6/9 · #3
Evolution
+34
2151 → 2185
Tournaments
15
126 games
Score
76/ 12660.3%
59W34D33L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsAndrey TerekhovFM2,270·1. IM-Turnier im Salesianum 2025 im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R3·+11.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRee Herng ShenCM1,897·CHESS HUB - MCF MALAYSIAN MASTERS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Open)·R2·-17.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #59 | 2132 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #30 | 2085 | -20.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/8 | #1 | 2181 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #29 | 2108 | -22.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #14 | 2206 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #43 | 2188 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 2366 | +36.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #69 | 2296 | +20.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #121 | 2114 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #44 | 2137 | -15.4 |
Worst Elo result: 17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open) (-22.8 Elo, finished #29).
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#15
out of 2,185 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,411
in continent
World
#8,982
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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