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Rakesh, Kumar Nayak
🇮🇳FIDE 5066328· Male· India· Born in 1997
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Kumar Nayak Rakesh, a 29-year-old Indian player, is rated 1972 and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included), 12 months (2022–2023) and 15 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A'). His peak of 2181 was reached at age 18 (Jul 2015).
At junior level, he reached #19, #25, #21, #18 and #15 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1972
Standard
Rpd2051·Blz2087
All-time high
2181
−209 pts below
Jul 2015 · age 18
Jul 2015 · age 18
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#825 · Indian players · of 19,102
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1953 → returned at 1972
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2047 → returned at 2023
Jun 2022
500 career games
at age 25
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2053 → returned at 2047
Feb 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 20
Jun 2017
2016
19th Indian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2179
Feb 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A')perf 2081 (+109) · 5/9 · #181
Top opponent
21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A') · Jun 2025 · +8.8 Elo
Evolution
+19
1953 → 1972
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsNeelash SahaIM2,456·21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A')·R2·+8.8
2.[W]vsAnirudh R1,841·21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A')·R7·+6.4
3.[D]vsAshwin SairamFM2,225·21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A')·R8·+6.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #181 | 2081 | +19.4 |
Rankings
/
India
#825
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,940
in continent
World
#32,306
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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