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Saksham Nawani
🇮🇳FIDE 429037689· Male· India· Born in 2011
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Saksham Nawani, a 15-year-old Indian player, is rated 1550. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament, 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700), and Punjab State Amateur Fide Rated Below-2300 Chess Championship 2025-26. Also played 3 rapid (including 3rd MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN RAPID FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026) and 3 blitz events (including 3RD MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN BLITZ FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026) recently. His peak of 1596 was reached at age 15 (Apr 2026).
Current rating
1550
Standard
Rpd1667·Blz1595
All-time high
1596
−46 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 15
Apr 2026 · age 15
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#165,411
#165,411 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1596
at age 15 · −46 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+327 Elo)
1185 → 1512
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 14
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Punjab State Amateur Fide Rated Below-2300 Chess Championship 2025-26perf 2459 (+874) · 6/5 · #15
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
1527 → 1550
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
21.5/ 3365.2%
16W11D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKriti Agnihotri1,802·Punjab State Amateur Fide Rated Below-2300 Chess Championship 2025-26·R8·+31.1
2.[W]vsAarav Maheshwari1,704·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R7·+26.0
3.[W]vsSahil Garg1,676·Punjab State Amateur Fide Rated Below-2300 Chess Championship 2025-26·R3·+25.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRoshan Karthi T1,498·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700)·R4·-25.5
2.[L]vsBipin Dhingra1,609·Punjab State Amateur Fide Rated Below-2300 Chess Championship 2025-26·R5·-18.6
3.[L]vsShiva Gautam1,711·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R8·-13.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/6 | #309 | 2437 | +40.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #223 | 1623 | -62.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/5 | #15 | 2459 | +56.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/2 | #69 | 2361 | +5.2 |
Worst Elo result: 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700) (-62.8 Elo, finished #223).
Rankings
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India
#8,006
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#29,887
in continent
World
#165,388
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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