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Nitin, S.
IM🇮🇳FIDE 5018277· Male· India· Born in 1992
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S. Nitin, a 34-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2332 and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 2 years. 135 rated games in the past year (≈103/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 33rd RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CLASSICAL CHESS CUP, CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026, and 4e Festival International d'Echecs de Tours - Tournoi A ouvert a tous. Also played 9 rapid (including 1er Rapide International de Noisiel) and 4 blitz events (including NATIONAL BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025-26) recently. His peak of 2461 was reached at age 26 (Sep 2018); he also reached Indian #38 in Mar 2012.
Awarded IM in 2010 (age 18) and FM in 2006 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #64 in U20, World #50 in U18, World #35 in U16, World #24 in U14, World #48 in U12 and World #31 in U10.
Current rating
2332
Standard
Rpd2201·Blz2330
All-time high
2461
−129 pts below
Sep 2018 · age 26
Sep 2018 · age 26
Activity
109
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
135 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#173 · Indian players · of 19,102
Career timeline
27 entries2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 30
Jun 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2400
at age 29
Nov 2021
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2381 → returned at 2403
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 27
Mar 2019
2018
All-time peak 2461
at age 26 · −129 from today
Sep 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2400
at age 24
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
2312 → 2332
Tournaments
15
125 games
Score
87/ 12569.6%
64W46D15L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRaahul V SGM2,436·CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026·R5·+6.5
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsSpyridon Kyparissopoulos2,092·28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft·R7·-8.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 8/9 | #1 | 2260 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #67 | 2277 | -3.7 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #16 | 2223 | -5.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 2418 | +10.9 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #51 | 2425 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #14 | 2187 | -14.1 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 2401 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 2276 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #133 | 2293 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2333 | +5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+2 −5 =16
23 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsShyaam Nikhil PGM
🇮🇳IND·2446
+1 −4 =16
21 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsDeepan Chakkravarthy J.GM
🇮🇳IND·2404
+1 −6 =12
19 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsK. RatnakaranIM
🇮🇳IND·2164
+7 −4 =6
17 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsVignesh B
🇮🇳IND·2248
+10 −2 =2
14 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
India
#173
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#643
in continent
World
#3,152
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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