Format
NS
Niraj, Saripalli
CM🇮🇳INACTIVE · since December 2022FIDE 5045657· Male· India· Born in 1996
Follow Saripalli NirajTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Saripalli Niraj, a 30-year-old Indian Candidate Master, is rated 2115 and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He plays around 28 rated games per year and took a 16-month break between Feb 2015 and Jul 2016. Also played 1 rapid (including Durga Motors Open Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 3rd Blitz Fide Rating Chess Tournament) recently. His peak of 2206 was reached at age 22 (Aug 2018).
Awarded CM in 2021 (age 25). At junior level, he reached World #100 in U12, World #35 in U10 and #22, #26, #35 and #41 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2115
Standard
Rpd2006·Blz2042
All-time high
2206
−91 pts below
Aug 2018 · age 22
Aug 2018 · age 22
Activity
—
classical only
Signature stat
Top 2%
#462 · Indian players · of 19,102
Career timeline
20 entries2022
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 2115 → still inactive
Dec 2022
2021
CM title awardedCM
at age 25
Apr 2021
2019
500 career games
at age 23
Jul 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+123 Elo)
2083 → 2206
Sep 2018
Crossed 2200
at age 22
Aug 2018
All-time peak 2206
at age 22 · −91 from today
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2115 → 2115
Last 12 months — tournaments
0 eventsMost-Played Opponents
vsParab RitvizIM
🇮🇳IND·2379
+4 −5 =2
11 games·last met Oct 2023
View head-to-head →
vsNitish BelurkarIM
🇮🇳IND·2479
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsDevesh Anand Naik
🇮🇳IND·2013
+3 −1 =6
10 games·last met Nov 2023
View head-to-head →
vsSaripalli Nandhini
🇮🇳IND·1947
+7 −1 =2
10 games·last met May 2019
View head-to-head →
vsAryan Shamrao Raikar
🇮🇳IND·1716
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
India
#326
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,035
in continent
World
#13,245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
India
| 1 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,751 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,733 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳Follow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Follow Nihal SarinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,723 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳Follow Santosh Gujrathi ViditTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,708 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Follow Chithambaram VR. AravindhTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,692 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Pentala HarikrishnaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,676 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳Follow V PranavTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,657 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳Follow Murali KarthikeyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,648 |
Asia-Pacific
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 2 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 3 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,751 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇨🇳Follow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,738 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,733 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 9 | 🇻🇳Follow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,731 |
| 10 | 🇷🇺Follow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |