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Nirmal L
🇮🇳FIDE 46646752· Male· India· Born in 2005
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Nirmal L, a 21-year-old Indian player, is rated 1770 — his current career high. He has fluctuated between 1682 and 1770 over the past 2 years. 68 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Akshaya Institutions 4th International Fide rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2026, Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800), and AIM International FIDE Rating Below 1800 Chess Tournament. Also played 8 rapid (including Smart Chess Academy 2nd International Open FIDE RAPID Rated Chess Tournament Karur 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 32 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
1770
Standard
Rpd1978·Blz1902
All-time high
1770
at best
Jun 2026 · age 21
Jun 2026 · age 21
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#85,841
#85,841 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1770
at age 21
Jun 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 19
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 18
Sep 2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1524 → returned at 1735
Sep 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1500
at age 17
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
United Educational Institutions and Coimbatore District Chess Association 2nd International Fide rating below 1800 chess tournament 2025perf 1853 (+122) · 7.5/9 · #4
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
1761 → 1770
Tournaments
6
54 games
Score
39.5/ 5473.1%
34W11D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7.5/9 | #4 | 1883 | +27.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #7 | 1832 | +27.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/9 | #50 | 1805 | +27.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/7 | #56 | 1701 | -44.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #107 | 1640 | -45.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7.5/9 | #4 | 1853 | +16.8 |
Worst Elo result: RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800 (-45.4 Elo, finished #107).
Rankings
/
India
#2,207
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,719
in continent
World
#85,839
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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