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Gaurav Nishad
🇮🇳FIDE 46657428· Male· India· Born in 1993
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Gaurav Nishad, a 33-year-old Indian player, is rated 1716. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 18 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament and 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'B'). Also played 1 rapid event (including SBI GIC presents FIDE Rated Open Rapid Chess Tournament) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 56 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1747 was reached at age 32 (Jul 2025).
Current rating
1716
Standard
Rpd1772·Blz1748
All-time high
1747
−31 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 32
Jul 2025 · age 32
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#104,163
#104,163 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1747
at age 32 · −31 from today
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+302 Elo)
1438 → 1740
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 31
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 31
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1438 → returned at 1718
Jun 2023
100 career games
at age 30
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-31
1747 → 1716
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
4W1D4L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsNitin Kumar Pandey1,522·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R2·+5.0
3.[W]vsAgstheya Puri1,499·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R4·+4.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAryaveer Kapoor1,539·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R8·-14.7
2.[L]vsVivaan Varoon1,594·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R3·-13.3
3.[L]vsSumit Kumar1,614·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R7·-12.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #210 | 1589 | -31.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament (-31.0 Elo, finished #210).
Rankings
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India
#2,922
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#13,830
in continent
World
#104,160
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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