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Kulkarni Nilay
🇮🇳FIDE 45083347· Male· India· Born in 2006
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Kulkarni Nilay, a 20-year-old Indian player, is rated 1785 — just 1 short of his peak of 1786 (Sep 2025, age 19). He is on a steady climb with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: 3rd UINSports International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament Pune 2025 and 18th G H Raisoni Memorial International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including 18th GH Raisoni Memorial International FIDE (Rapid) Rating Chess Tournament 2025) and 1 blitz events (including 18th GH Raisoni Memorial International FIDE (Blitz) Rating Chess Tournament 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2016–2018), 27 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1785
Standard
Rpd1747·Blz1705
All-time high
1786
−1 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 19
Sep 2025 · age 19
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#80,989
#80,989 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 1786
at age 19 · −1 from today
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1752 → returned at 1766
Mar 2024
2022
Best 12-month gain (+217 Elo)
1349 → 1566
Jul 2022
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
18th G H Raisoni Memorial International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025perf 2158 (+392) · 8.5/9 · #14
Top opponent
Evolution
+33
1752 → 1785
Tournaments
2
20 games
Score
14.5/ 2072.5%
14W1D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsShaurya Harshal Dhawangale1,520·18th G H Raisoni Memorial International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025·R3·-16.1
2.[L]vsShaashvat Gupta1,720·3rd UINSports International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament Pune 2025·R7·-11.8
3.[L]vsRahul SangmaIM2,136·3rd UINSports International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament Pune 2025·R8·-2.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #19 | 1850 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 8.5/9 | #14 | 2158 | +13.4 |
Rankings
/
India
#2,005
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,016
in continent
World
#80,988
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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