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Nimalan Dharanipathy
🇮🇳FIDE 531023436· Male· India· Born in 2019
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Nimalan Dharanipathy, a 7-year-old Indian player, is rated 1482 — just 22 short of his peak of 1504 (Dec 2024, age 5). He is on a steady climb with +63 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Karnataka State U-11 Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026, 12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament, and 2nd DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Below 1700 Chess Tournament 2026. Also played 4 rapid events (including KALADARPANA & SCMA ALL INDIA OPEN FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT) recently.
At junior level, he reached #46 nationally in U8.
Current rating
1482
Standard
Rpd1473·Blz—
All-time high
1504
−22 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 5
Dec 2024 · age 5
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#192,573
#192,573 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+63 Elo)
1419 → 1482
Jun 2026
2025
46th Indian U8 player
at age 6 · rated 1486
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 5
Dec 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 5
Dec 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 5
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1504
at age 5 · −22 from today
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
2nd DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Below 1700 Chess Tournament 2026perf 2404 (+906) · 6/5 · #150
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1475 → 1482
Tournaments
9
90 games
Score
47/ 9052.2%
43W16D31L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDivyansh Manohar Tallimani1,439·Karnataka State U-11 Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026·R8·-19.5
3.[L]vsSarvam Sandesh Naik1,500·3rd Khannur Below 1800 FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament·R6·-19.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/6 | #188 | 2161 | +51.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/3 | #103 | 2247 | -49.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #290 | 1719 | -22.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/5 | #150 | 2404 | +38.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8/1 | #5 | 2265 | +27.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/6 | #187 | 1971 | +24.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #182 | 1759 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/2 | #518 | 2442 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/1 | #279 | 2413 | -11.6 |
Worst Elo result: Karnataka State U-11 Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026 (-49.2 Elo, finished #103).
Rankings
/
India
#12,700
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#40,460
in continent
World
#192,495
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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