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Joshi, Nikhil
🇮🇳FIDE 5038863· Male· India· Born in 1985
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Nikhil Joshi, a 41-year-old Indian player, is rated 1644. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearance: All India Chess Masters-Season 4, Mumbai Classical Chess Tournament, 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including 1st Maverick FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 35 months (2006–2009), 19 months (2012–2014), 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1974 was reached at age 21 (Apr 2006).
Current rating
1644
Standard
Rpd1668·Blz1675
All-time high
1974
−330 pts below
Apr 2006 · age 21
Apr 2006 · age 21
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#130,454
#130,454 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+174 Elo)
1491 → 1665
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1442 → returned at 1661
May 2023
2022
63rd Indian 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1491
May 2022
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1491 → returned at 1491
Feb 2020
2016
100 career games
at age 31
Jan 2016
2012
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1757 → returned at 1725
Sep 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
All India Chess Masters-Season 4, Mumbai Classical Chess Tournament, 2026perf 1777 (+133) · 4.5/6 · #21
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1645 → 1644
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #21 | 1777 | -0.8 |
Rankings
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India
#4,383
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#19,432
in continent
World
#130,448
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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