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Niklesh Kumar Jain

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FIDEFIDE 5037921· Male· India· Born in 1984

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Niklesh Kumar Jain, a 42-year-old Indian player, is rated 1975 and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 4 years. 27 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026, Madhya Pradesh State Senior Chess Championship 2025, and XXV Obert Internacional Sant Marti 2025 Grup A. Also played 3 rapid (including II Obert Internacional Escacs Actius del Poble-Sec 2025) and 1 blitz events (including XXV Obert Blitz Sant Marti 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 27 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2044 was reached at age 35 (Sep 2019).

Previously known as Singhai Niklesh Jain (until May 2012).

Current rating

1975

Standard

Rpd1931·Blz1908

All-time high

2044

−69 pts below
Sep 2019 · age 35

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#808 · Indian players · of 19,102

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
26th Indian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1986
Aug 2025
2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1998 → returned at 1999
Sep 2022
2020
39th Indian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2012
Sep 2020
2019
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2012 → returned at 1986
Oct 2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 35
Sep 2019
All-time peak 2044
at age 35 · −69 from today
Sep 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
V Llinars International Chess Open Grup A
perf 2061 (+75) · 3.5/7 · #33
Top opponent
vs Pavan Karthikeya Varma GunturiFM 2,350
CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026 · Mar 2026 · +7.9 Elo
Evolution
+2
1973 → 1975
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
15.5/ 2953.4%
13W5D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/4#1592263+9.0
Madhya Pradesh State Senior Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20256/7#41940-20.4
XXV Obert Internacional Sant Marti 2025 Grup A
Open Swiss
Jul 20253/9#731978-2.0
V Llinars International Chess Open Grup A
Open Swiss
Jun 20253.5/7#332061+15.2
Worst Elo result: Madhya Pradesh State Senior Chess Championship 2025 (-20.4 Elo, finished #4).

Rankings

/
India
#808
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,870
in continent
World
#31,660
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
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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
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808🇮🇳Niklesh Kumar Jain1,975
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
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
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2,731
10
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2,729
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3870🇮🇳Niklesh Kumar Jain1,975
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
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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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2,753
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31660🇮🇳Niklesh Kumar Jain1,975