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Nabam Nikum
🇮🇳FIDE 46683038· Male· India· Born in 1975
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Nabam Nikum, a 51-year-old Indian player, is rated 1574. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Cat-B), 1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Cat-A), and 3rd Papum Pare District FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-2025. Also played 2 rapid (including 1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Rapid)) and 1 blitz events (including 1st Assam University International Blitz Rated Chess Tournament) recently. He took a 22-month break between Dec 2021 and Nov 2023. His peak of 1620 was reached at age 49 (Sep 2024).
Current rating
1574
Standard
Rpd1566·Blz1575
All-time high
1620
−46 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 49
Sep 2024 · age 49
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#156,257
#156,257 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+251 Elo)
1365 → 1616
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1620
at age 49 · −46 from today
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 49
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 49
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 49
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1400
at age 48
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-35
1609 → 1574
Tournaments
6
51 games
Score
26.5/ 5152.0%
23W7D21L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKarmajyoti Chetia1,628·1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Cat-A)·R9·+11.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/2 | #90 | 2491 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #74 | 1911 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #9 | 2002 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/6 | #111 | 1989 | -12.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/5 | #139 | 2095 | -0.4 |
Worst Elo result: 14th Arunachal Pradesh State Level FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-2025 (-26.8 Elo, finished #55).
Rankings
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India
#6,767
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#26,764
in continent
World
#156,240
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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