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Kartikey Nainwal
🇮🇳FIDE 547075821· Male· India· Born in 2012
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Kartikey Nainwal, a 14-year-old Indian player, is rated 1543 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +78 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournament, 2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament, and 2nd Skillcraft International Open Classical FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including 1st Uttarakhand Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament - 2026) recently.
Current rating
1543
Standard
Rpd1589·Blz—
All-time high
1543
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#169,014
#169,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+78 Elo)
1465 → 1543
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 14
May 2026
All-time peak 1543
at age 14
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Jul 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Jul 2025
First FIDE rating
1465 · at age 13
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournamentperf 1765 (+317) · 4/6 · #583
Top opponent
2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournament · Apr 2026 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
+78
1465 → 1543
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
19/ 3652.8%
16W6D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRamachandra Madkami1,441·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-C 1699 and Below)·R7·-25.7
3.[L]vsAnanya Anamika1,577·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R5·-12.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #612 | 1833 | -36.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #66 | 1786 | +94.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #583 | 1765 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/4 | #353 | 2470 | -19.6 |
Worst Elo result: 17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-C 1699 and Below) (-36.8 Elo, finished #612).
Rankings
/
India
#8,462
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#31,006
in continent
World
#168,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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