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Navalgund, Niranjan
FM🇮🇳FIDE 5030854· Male· India· Born in 1994
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Niranjan Navalgund, a 32-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2183 and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈80/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy, 62nd National Chess Championship -2025, and Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 A-Open. His peak of 2378 was reached at age 25 (Mar 2019); he also reached Indian #84 in Mar 2017.
Awarded FM in 2018 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #9, #15, #11, #17 and #47 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2183
Standard
Rpd2142·Blz2238
All-time high
2378
−195 pts below
Mar 2019 · age 25
Mar 2019 · age 25
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#345 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
28 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 31
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 30
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 30
Sep 2024
2020
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2289 → returned at 2246
Feb 2020
2019
All-time peak 2378
at age 25 · −195 from today
Mar 2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
Open International d'Aix en Provence - Trophee Dole 2025 - Tournoi Masters (p2100 elo)perf 2260 (+65) · 4.5/9 · #141
Evolution
-40
2223 → 2183
Tournaments
6
56 games
Score
32/ 5657.1%
23W18D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/10 | #48 | 2076 | -24.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7.5/11 | #36 | 2250 | +22.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #96 | 2151 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #141 | 2260 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/9 | #65 | 2191 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/8 | #9 | 1890 | -27.2 |
Worst Elo result: Khannur Karnataka State FIDE Rated Open Chess Championship - 2025 (-27.2 Elo, finished #9).
Most-Played Opponents
vsG.A. StanyGM
🇮🇳IND·2429
+1 −7 =3
11 games·last met Aug 2015
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vsShyaam Nikhil PGM
🇮🇳IND·2435
+1 −9 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsS. Dhopade SwapnilGM
🇮🇳IND·2419
+0 −5 =4
9 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsV A V RajeshIM
🇮🇳IND·2338
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Jan 2020
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Rankings
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India
#345
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,423
in continent
World
#9,107
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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