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Nambiar, Vivek
🇮🇳FIDE 5005329· Male· India· Born in 1972
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Vivek Nambiar, a 54-year-old Indian player, is rated 1830. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 13 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: 4th Blue Chevaliers International Open 2025 and Khannur Karnataka State FIDE Rated Open Chess Championship - 2025. He had 5 career breaks: 23 months (2004–2006), 20 months (2006–2008), 44 months (2008–2012), 36 months (2012–2015) and 17 months (2017–2019). His peak of 2246 was reached at age 30 (Oct 2002).
Previously known as G. Nambiar Vivek (until Apr 2002).
Current rating
1830
Standard
Rpd1813·Blz1817
All-time high
2246
−416 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 30
Oct 2002 · age 30
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#67,178
#67,178 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2023
8th Indian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1969
Jan 2023
2022
16th Indian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1983
Sep 2022
2017
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2051 → returned at 2021
Nov 2017
2016
11th Indian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2162
May 2016
100 career games
at age 44
Feb 2016
2012
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2147 → returned at 2149
Jan 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Khannur Karnataka State FIDE Rated Open Chess Championship - 2025perf 1926 (+91) · 5/7 · #36
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1831 → 1830
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
12/ 2060.0%
11W2D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVinayak Kulkarni1,965·Khannur Karnataka State FIDE Rated Open Chess Championship - 2025·R4·+13.6
2.[D]vsNiranjan NavalgundFM2,223·Khannur Karnataka State FIDE Rated Open Chess Championship - 2025·R5·+8.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #115 | 1777 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/7 | #73 | 1762 | -14.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #36 | 1926 | +17.8 |
Rankings
/
India
#1,609
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,068
in continent
World
#67,177
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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