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Nishan M
🇮🇳FIDE 46636676· Male· India· Born in 2006
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Nishan M, a 20-year-old Indian player, is rated 1695 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +120 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700), Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800), and Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament. Also played 1 rapid (including Hindusthan Trophy - 1st International FIDE Rated Rapid chess tournament -2025) and 1 blitz events (including Little England 1st International FIDE Rated Blitz Open Chess Tournament - 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 25 months (2022–2024).
Current rating
1695
Standard
Rpd1672·Blz1559
All-time high
1695
at best
Jun 2026 · age 20
Jun 2026 · age 20
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#111,772
#111,772 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1695
at age 20
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Nov 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+250 Elo)
1325 → 1575
Jul 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 18
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournamentperf 1994 (+366) · 7.5/8 · #30
Top opponent
Evolution
+101
1594 → 1695
Tournaments
4
44 games
Score
25.5/ 4458.0%
24W15D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsHartejpal Singh1,563·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-C 1699 and Below)·R4·-13.6
3.[L]vsAmmineni Uday Kumar1,597·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700)·R9·-11.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/8 | #200 | 1931 | +37.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #37 | 1711 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #308 | 1806 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7.5/8 | #30 | 1994 | +35.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
India
#3,258
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,304
in continent
World
#111,769
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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