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Nishanthika Kannan
🇮🇳FIDE 531066216· Female· India· Born in 2009
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Nishanthika Kannan, a 17-year-old Indian player, is rated 1557. She has slipped back 106 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament, 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (Women - BELOW 1700), and INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including playu International FIDE Rapid Rated Open Chess Tournament) recently. Her peak of 1663 was reached at age 17 (Feb 2026).
Current rating
1557
Standard
Rpd1456·Blz—
All-time high
1663
−106 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#162,725
#162,725 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2026
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1663
at age 17 · −106 from today
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1663 · at age 17
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (Women - BELOW 1700)perf 1631 (+63) · 4.5/6 · #64
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
15.5/ 2757.4%
12W7D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTharun Balaji M B1,594·INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025·R9·+16.1
2.[W]vsGopinath Venkatesan1,462·12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R4·+14.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRishikesh S S1,492·INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025·R5·-29.1
3.[L]vsUdhayamithra U1,418·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (Women - BELOW 1700)·R6·-28.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #131 | 1617 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #64 | 1631 | -84.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #40 | 1560 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (Women - BELOW 1700) (-84.0 Elo, finished #64).
Rankings
/
India
#7,635
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#28,973
in continent
World
#162,705
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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