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Joshi, Nikhil C.

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FIDEFIDE 5021111· Male· India· Born in 1984

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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.

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

Signature stat

Top 3%

#548 · Indian players · of 19,102

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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Davaakhuu MunkhzulWIM 2,042
2025 Universal Open - 2000-2199 · Jun 2025 · +8.4 Elo
Evolution
-16
2088 → 2072
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
10/ 1471.4%
7W6D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Expert
Open Swiss
Feb 20264.5/7#101929-24.8
2025 Universal Open - 2000-2199
Swiss
Jun 20255.5/7#12132+9.2
Worst Elo result: 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Expert (-24.8 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

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India
#548
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,453
in continent
World
#18,173
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
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2,751
2
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2,739
3
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2,733
4
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2,732
5
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2,723
6
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2,708
7
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2,692
8
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2,676
9
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2,657
10
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2,648
...
548🇮🇳Joshi, Nikhil C.2,072
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
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2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
8
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
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2,729
...
2453🇮🇳Joshi, Nikhil C.2,072
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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18173🇮🇳Joshi, Nikhil C.2,072