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Kathit Nikhil Shelar
🇮🇳FIDE 429097827· Male· India· Born in 2017
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Kathit Nikhil Shelar, a 9-year-old Indian player, is rated 1779 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players under 10. He is climbing fast, having gained +264 Elo over the past 12 months. 73 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include All India Chess Masters-Season 3, Mumbai Classical Chess Tournament ,2026, 2nd Chesskraft Academy All India Below 1800 FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025, and 1st Ramabai Ranade FIDE Classical Rating Chess Tournament. Also played 9 rapid events (including 4th Pinnacle FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached World #78 in U8 and #17 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1779
Standard
Rpd1904·Blz—
All-time high
1779
at best
Jun 2026 · age 9
Jun 2026 · age 9
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
73 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#26 · Indian players under 10 · of 1,197
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+264 Elo)
1515 → 1779
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1779
at age 9
Jun 2026
17th Indian U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1757
Jan 2026
2025
78th U8 player worldwide
at age 8 · rated 1679
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 8
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 8
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
h2e Power Systems Maharashtra State Under 11 Open Selection FIDE Rated Chess Championshipperf 2420 (+823) · 5.5/5 · #36
Top opponent
Evolution
+182
1597 → 1779
Tournaments
9
82 games
Score
55/ 8267.1%
48W14D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #94 | 1748 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 8/10 | #13 | 1939 | +37.1 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/6 | #17 | 2366 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 1713 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8.5/10 | #8 | 1905 | +68.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #78 | 1930 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/7 | #33 | 1961 | +84.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/8 | #77 | 1735 | +34.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/5 | #36 | 2420 | +44.4 |
Rankings
/
India
#2,098
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,268
in continent
World
#82,927
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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