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Nandha Kumar K
🇮🇳FIDE 46669060· Male· India· Born in 1996
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Nandha Kumar K, a 30-year-old Indian player, is rated 1939 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of Indian players. He is progressing steadily with +61 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2300), Akshaya Institutions 3rd International Pongal open fide rated chess tournament 2026, and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000). Also played 1 blitz event (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He took a 21-month break between May 2021 and Mar 2023.
Current rating
1939
Standard
Rpd1809·Blz1866
All-time high
1939
at best
Apr 2026 · age 30
Apr 2026 · age 30
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#955 · Indian players · of 19,102
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1939
at age 30
Apr 2026
2024
500 career games
at age 28
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 28
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1784 → returned at 1767
May 2021
2018
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Jan 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+211 Elo)
1561 → 1772
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Akshaya Institutions 3rd International Pongal open fide rated chess tournament 2026perf 2031 (+103) · 7.5/9 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+60
1879 → 1939
Tournaments
4
37 games
Score
27.5/ 3774.3%
25W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #21 | 1976 | +13.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7.5/9 | #3 | 2031 | +29.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/9 | #14 | 1928 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7.5/10 | #30 | 1921 | +11.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
India
#955
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,651
in continent
World
#39,009
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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