What is Joshi, Nikhil C.'s FIDE rating?

Joshi, Nikhil C.'s current standard FIDE rating is 2072.

What is Joshi, Nikhil C.'s rapid rating?

Joshi, Nikhil C.'s current FIDE rapid rating is 2103.

What is Joshi, Nikhil C.'s blitz rating?

Joshi, Nikhil C.'s current FIDE blitz rating is 2139.

What is Joshi, Nikhil C.'s world ranking?

Joshi, Nikhil C. is currently ranked #18,193 in the world (standard rating).

What is Joshi, Nikhil C.'s ranking in India?

Joshi, Nikhil C. is currently ranked #543 in India.

What is Joshi, Nikhil C.'s continental ranking?

Joshi, Nikhil C. is currently ranked #2,446 in their continent.

What is Joshi, Nikhil C.'s ranking in the 40-45 category?

Joshi, Nikhil C. is ranked #21 in India in the 40-45 age group.

What is Joshi, Nikhil C.'s all-time highest FIDE rating?

Joshi, Nikhil C.'s all-time peak standard rating is 2168.

When did Joshi, Nikhil C. receive their first FIDE rating?

Joshi, Nikhil C. first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2003.

Which federation does Joshi, Nikhil C. represent?

Joshi, Nikhil C. represents India (IND).

How old is Joshi, Nikhil C.?

Joshi, Nikhil C. was born in 1984 and is 42 years old.

When did Joshi, Nikhil C. reach their peak rating?

Joshi, Nikhil C. reached their peak standard rating of 2168 in 2003, at age 19.

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Joshi, Nikhil C.

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FIDE 5021111· Male· India· Born in 1984

Nikhil C. Joshi, a 42-year-old Indian player, is rated 2072 and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players, and in the top 8% worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 7 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Expert and 2025 Universal Open - 2000-2199. He had 3 career breaks: 61 months (2009–2014), 48 months (2014–2018) and 77 months (2019–2025). His peak of 2168 was reached at age 19 (Apr 2003).

At junior level, he reached #14 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2072

Standard

Rpd2103·Blz2139

All-time high

2168

−96 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 19

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 3%

#543 · Indian players · of 19,243

Career timeline

12 entries

2025

18th Indian 40-45 player

at age 41 · rated 2097

Dec 2025

2020

37th Indian 35-40 player

at age 36 · rated 2088

Dec 2020

2019

Inactive for 77 months

paused at 2088 → returned at 2097

Jan 2019

2014

Inactive for 48 months

paused at 2103 → returned at 2107

Sep 2014

2009

Inactive for 61 months

paused at 2148 → returned at 2103

Jul 2009

2005

100 career games

at age 21

Oct 2005

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Inactive period

COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Shuyi Han 1,898

17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Expert · Feb 2026 · +5.4 Elo

Evolution

-25

2097 → 2072

Tournaments

1

7 games

Score

4.5/ 764.3%

3W3D1L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsShuyi Han1,898·17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Expert·R4·+5.4

2.[W]vsJorge Fernandez1,834·17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Expert·R5·+4.1

3.[W]vsOlivia Xu1,693·17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Expert·R2·+2.0

Top 1 loss

1.[L]vsArya Roy Choudhury1,735·17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Expert·R7·-17.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Expert Open Swiss	Feb 2026	4.5/7	#10	1929	-24.8	▸

Worst Elo result: 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Expert (-24.8 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

/

India

#543

out of 26,680 players

Asia-Pacific

#2,446

in continent

World

#18,193

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

India

1	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
2	🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan	2,739
3	🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R	2,735
4	🇮🇳Gukesh D	2,732
5	🇮🇳Nihal Sarin	2,723
6	🇮🇳Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi	2,708
7	🇮🇳Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.	2,692
8	🇮🇳Harikrishna, Pentala	2,676
9	🇮🇳Karthikeyan, Murali	2,661
9	🇮🇳Pranav, V	2,661
...
543	🇮🇳Joshi, Nikhil C.	2,072

Asia-Pacific

1	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
1	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
3	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
4	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
5	🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan	2,739
6	🇨🇳Ding, Liren	2,738
7	🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R	2,735
8	🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, Ian	2,733
9	🇮🇳Gukesh D	2,732
10	🇻🇳Le, Quang Liem	2,731
...
2446	🇮🇳Joshi, Nikhil C.	2,072

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
18193	🇮🇳Joshi, Nikhil C.	2,072