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Dixit, Nikhil
IM🇮🇳FIDE 5059534· Male· India· Born in 1998
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Nikhil Dixit, a 28-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2394 — just 6 short of his peak of 2400 (Jun 2025, age 27) and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +64 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rilton Cup 2025-2026, White Horse GM Tournament 2025, and 1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Masters. Also played 18 rapid (including Festival Caissa - Sceptre Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament) and 7 blitz events (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open) recently. He reached Indian #95 in Jun 2025.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 27) and FM in 2019 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #18, #49, #52, #28 and #23 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2394
Standard
Rpd2186·Blz2181
All-time high
2400
−6 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 27
Jun 2025 · age 27
Activity
60
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#107 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
22 entries2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 27 · 2025 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2025
Peak Indian rank: #95
at age 27 · rated 2400
Jun 2025
Crossed 2400
at age 27
Jun 2025
All-time peak 2400
at age 27 · −6 from today
Jun 2025
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 27
Jun 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
2400 → 2394
Tournaments
5
38 games
Score
19.5/ 3851.3%
12W15D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 1.5/5 | #51 | 2193 | -12.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMohammad Nubairshah ShaikhIM
🇮🇳IND·2374
+2 −9 =4
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsWagh SuyogIM
🇮🇳IND·2365
+3 −2 =5
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAbhimanyu PuranikGM
🇮🇳IND·2603
+0 −6 =3
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAniruddha DeshpandeFM
🇮🇳IND·2247
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsShete Sammed JaykumarIM
🇮🇳IND·2400
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
India
#107
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#376
in continent
World
#1,783
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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