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Shyaam Nikhil P

GM🇮🇳

FIDEFIDE 5024218· Male· India· Born in 1992

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Shyaam Nikhil P, a 34-year-old Indian Grandmaster, is rated 2446 and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 2 years. 85 rated games in the past year (≈109/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026, and 51 Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Sevilla 2026. Also played 9 rapid (including 7th SHAASTRA Rapid FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2026) and 2 blitz events (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Open Event) recently. His peak of 2502 was reached at age 20 (May 2012, Indian #21 at the time).

Previously known as Nikil P. Shyam (until Jun 2015). Awarded GM in 2024 (age 32), IM in 2010 (age 18), and FM in 2008 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #27 in U20, World #61 in U18, World #28 in U16, World #19 in U14 and #55 nationally in U12.

Current rating

2446

Standard

Rpd2329·Blz2328

All-time high

2502

−56 pts below
May 2012 · age 20

Activity

95

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

85 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

Top 1%

#75 · Indian players · of 19,102

Career timeline

26 entries
2024
GM title awardedGM
at age 32 · 2024 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 32
May 2024
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2453 → returned at 2442
Mar 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 26
Sep 2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 26
May 2018
2015
Renamed to SHYAAMNIKHIL P
at age 23
Jun 2015

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
51 Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Sevilla 2026
perf 2520 (+84) · 7/9 · #5
Top opponent
vs Joshua FriedelGM 2,552
51 Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Sevilla 2026 · Jan 2026 · +6.6 Elo
Evolution
+24
2422 → 2446
Tournaments
8
68 games
Score
47/ 6869.1%
33W28D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/9#192444+2.1
CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20266/7#172442+7.6
51 Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Sevilla 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20267/9#52520+16.9
Roquetas Chess Festival 2026 - XXXVII International Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20266/9#162421+4.6
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Open A
Open Swiss
Dec 20256/9#82469+9.1
Wroclaw Chess Festival 2025 - Open A
Open Swiss
Dec 20255.5/9#202403+1.1
I Open Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Irun
Open Swiss
Dec 20255.5/7#32368+3.4
COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Open Event
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/9#272137-23.1
Worst Elo result: COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Open Event (-23.1 Elo, finished #27).

Most-Played Opponents

vsS. NitinIM
🇮🇳IND·2332
+4 −1 =16
21 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+4 −3 =13
20 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsK. RatnakaranIM
🇮🇳IND·2164
+3 −7 =8
18 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsV A V RajeshIM
🇮🇳IND·2338
+8 −3 =5
16 games·last met Aug 2017
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vsM. KunalFM
🇮🇳IND·2293
+4 −0 =10
14 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
India
#75
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#250
in continent
World
#1,058
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
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India
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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75🇮🇳Shyaam Nikhil P2,446
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
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2,729
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250🇮🇳Shyaam Nikhil P2,446
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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1058🇮🇳Shyaam Nikhil P2,446