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Nithin Babu

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FIDEFIDE 46615431· Male· India· Born in 2000

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Nithin Babu, a 26-year-old Indian player, is rated 2291 and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 87 Elo over the past 12 months. 141 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournament, 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000). Also played 2 rapid (including 1st Bangkok Summer International Chess 2025 - Super Rapid) and 6 blitz events (including Ganja Open - 2025, Blitz) recently. He took a 49-month break between Jul 2018 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2360 was reached at age 25 (May 2025).

Earned IM norms at 1st Meghalaya International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2023 and Bangalore International Open GM Chess Tournament-2024 A. At junior level, he reached #35 and #60 nationally in U18 and U16.

Current rating

2291

Standard

Rpd2156·Blz2140

All-time high

2360

−69 pts below
May 2025 · age 25

Activity

115

games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo

150 past 12 mo · ≈13/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

Top 1%

#222 · Indian players · of 19,243

Career timeline

17 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
Nov 2025
500 career games
at age 25
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
Aug 2025
75th Indian 20-35 player
at age 25 · rated 2360
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
May 2025
All-time peak 2360
at age 25 · −87 from today
May 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
CATEGORY B - 360 One Challengers Tournament
perf 2404 (+113) · 8/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Loek Van WelyGM 2,621
23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026 · Apr 2026 · +7.6 Elo
Evolution
-7
2298 → 2291
Tournaments
19
152 games
Score
105/ 15269.1%
88W34D30L

Last 12 months — tournaments

17 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CATEGORY B - 360 One Challengers Tournament
Open Swiss
Jun 20268/9#12404+24.4
4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category A)
Open Swiss
Jun 20263/4#2522350+7.0
17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-A 1900 & Above)
Open Swiss
May 20264.5/7#2882150-16.0
Shri Dhanpat Rai Sachdeva Memorial Open FIDE Rated International Classical Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
May 20267.5/9#32131-10.4
Ten Ten Chess Academy 1st International Fide Rated Chess Tournament - 2026
Open Swiss
May 20268.5/9#12355+18.4
DANNE's ALL INDIA FIDE RATED OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20267.5/9#62205+10.2
2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Apr 20266.5/9#111999-28.2
23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/8#1022338+14.2
Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000)
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/5#1152206-11.8
40th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatore
Round-Robin
Dec 20255.5/9#42323+0.4
Worst Elo result: President Cup "Open-A" (-29.6 Elo, finished #59).

Most-Played Opponents

vsMayank ChakrabortyIM
🇮🇳IND·2505
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsS. NitinIM
🇮🇳IND·2332
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDeepan Chakkravarthy J.GM
🇮🇳IND·2398
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsNitish BelurkarIM
🇮🇳IND·2479
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsParab RitvizIM
🇮🇳IND·2379
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings

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India
#222
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#823
in continent
World
#4,394
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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India
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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222🇮🇳Nithin Babu2,291
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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World
1
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2
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2,777
4
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6
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2,767
7
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8
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2,761
9
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9
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4394🇮🇳Nithin Babu2,291