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Nandhidhaa, P V
WGM🇮🇳FIDE 5050847· Female· India· Born in 1996
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P V Nandhidhaa, a 30-year-old Indian Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2248 and ranked 20th among Indian women, and in the top 3% worldwide. She has slipped back 115 Elo over the past 12 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈80/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IV International Tournament "Women's Chess Championship" Challengers, 51st National Women Chess Championship 2025, and FIDE World Women`s Team Championship 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including FIDE Women's World Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Festival Caissa - Navaratna Blitz FIDE Rating Chess Tournanament) recently. Her peak of 2380 was reached at age 26 (Feb 2022, Indian #94 at the time).
Awarded WGM in 2020 (age 24) and WIM in 2015 (age 19). At junior level, she reached #11, #14, #9, #15 and #64 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2248
Standard
Rpd2096·Blz2119
All-time high
2380
−132 pts below
Feb 2022 · age 26
Feb 2022 · age 26
Activity
79
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#20
#20 · Indian women · of 2,640
Career timeline
27 entries2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 30
Jan 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 28
May 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 27
Dec 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 26
May 2022
Peak Indian rank: #94
at age 26 · rated 2380
Mar 2022
All-time peak 2380
at age 26 · −132 from today
Feb 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-82
2330 → 2248
Tournaments
7
58 games
Score
33.5/ 5857.8%
26W15D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #28 | 2115 | -25.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/7 | #32 | 1981 | -53.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 9.5/11 | #1 | 2432 | +44.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/5 | #51 | 2150 | -17.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #35 | 2120 | -27.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #73 | 2120 | -36.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #22 | 2292 | -5.6 |
Worst Elo result: IV International Tournament "Women's Chess Championship" Challengers (-53.4 Elo, finished #32).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJ SaranyaWFM
🇮🇳IND·1975
+9 −11 =3
23 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsP Michelle CatherinaWIM
🇮🇳IND·2078
+3 −6 =8
17 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsBala Kannamma PWFM
🇮🇳IND·2029
+6 −0 =6
12 games·last met Jun 2018
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vsLasya.gWFM
🇮🇳IND·1984
+5 −4 =2
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKulkarni BhaktiIM
🇮🇳IND·2316
+3 −5 =3
11 games·last met Jan 2020
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
India
#257
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,035
in continent
World
#5,925
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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