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Nishant Bhardwaj
🇮🇳FIDE 46647449· Male· India· Born in 2003
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Nishant Bhardwaj, a 23-year-old Indian player, is rated 1660 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +86 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament, 1st MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN CLASSICAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025, and 4th HP Senior State FIDE Rated Chess Championship 2025. He took a 45-month break between Feb 2019 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1660
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1660
at best
May 2026 · age 23
May 2026 · age 23
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#124,027
#124,027 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1660
at age 23
May 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 23
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+484 Elo)
1104 → 1588
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Sep 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournamentperf 2491 (+840) · 6/6 · #137
Top opponent
Evolution
+73
1587 → 1660
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
16.5/ 2468.8%
13W7D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSaikat Nath1,830·1st MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN CLASSICAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025·R2·+15.9
2.[W]vsDhaka Sumeet1,731·1st MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN CLASSICAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025·R9·+13.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/6 | #137 | 2491 | +54.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/8 | #70 | 1871 | +39.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/5 | #34 | 1957 | -21.8 |
Rankings
/
India
#3,915
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#17,941
in continent
World
#124,021
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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