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Nandha Kumar K

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FIDEFIDE 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 +60 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈45/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 had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2021–2023) and 14 months (2023–2024).

Current rating

1939

Standard

Rpd1809·Blz1866

All-time high

1939

at best
Apr 2026 · age 30

Activity

29

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#958 · Indian players · of 19,243

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
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
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1767 → returned at 1877
Mar 2023
2021
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1784 → returned at 1767
May 2021
2018
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Jan 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Akshaya Institutions 3rd International Pongal open fide rated chess tournament 2026
perf 2031 (+103) · 7.5/9 · #3
Top opponent
vs Rahul Ramakrishnan 2,054
13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2300) · Feb 2026 · +3.2 Elo
Evolution
+50
1889 → 1939
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
20/ 2774.1%
19W2D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2300)
Open Swiss
Feb 20265.5/9#211976+13.0
Akshaya Institutions 3rd International Pongal open fide rated chess tournament 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20267.5/9#32031+29.4
Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000)
Open Swiss
Dec 20257/9#141928+8.2
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
India
#958
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,638
in continent
World
#38,980
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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