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Nithyalakshmi, Sivanesan
WCM🇲🇾FIDE 5706955· Female· Malaysia· Born in 2000
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Sivanesan Nithyalakshmi, a 26-year-old Malaysian Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1860 and ranked 8th among Malaysian women. She has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 7 months. 106 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 27th GACC Classical Open, GP Circuit 2026 Quarterly Event - Q2, and MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (WOMEN). Also played 8 rapid (including ASEAN Individual Women Rapid Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup) and 1 blitz events (including ASEAN Individual Women Blitz Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup) recently. She took a 35-month break between Sep 2019 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included). Her peak of 1967 was reached at age 19 (Jan 2019); she also reached Malaysian #26 in Sep 2022.
Awarded WCM in 2018 (age 18). At junior level, she reached World #94 in U10 and #4, #5, #7, #3 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1860
Standard
Rpd1928·Blz1858
All-time high
1967
−107 pts below
Jan 2019 · age 19
Jan 2019 · age 19
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
100 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · Malaysian women · of 268
Career timeline
17 entries2022
Peak Malaysian rank: #26
at age 22 · rated 1946
Sep 2022
2020
4th Malaysian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1945
Aug 2020
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1945 → returned at 1946
Sep 2019
Best 12-month gain (+145 Elo)
1822 → 1967
May 2019
All-time peak 1967
at age 19 · −107 from today
Jan 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
6th ASEAN Individual Women Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cupperf 2018 (+133) · 4.5/9 · #20
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1871 → 1860
Tournaments
11
103 games
Score
50/ 10348.5%
39W40D24L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsCherry Ann MejiaWFM1,991·6th ASEAN Individual Women Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup·R6·+13.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/9 | #10 | 1747 | -25.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #7 | 1776 | -12.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 1983 | +30.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #56 | 1840 | -17.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #20 | 2018 | +40.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/8 | #11 | 1760 | -21.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/9 | #76 | 1802 | -24.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/8 | #10 | 1771 | -27.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #31 | 2029 | +33.2 |
Worst Elo result: 4th Chess Hub Double Weekends Open Classical Tournament (-27.8 Elo, finished #10).
Most-Played Opponents
vsNur Nabila Azman HishamWFM
🇲🇾MAS·1961
+4 −8 =1
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsPuteri Rifqah Fahada AzharWFM
🇲🇾MAS·1917
+3 −2 =7
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJia-Tien ChuaWCM
🇲🇾MAS·1908
+7 −1 =3
11 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsLi Ting TanWFM
🇲🇾MAS·2067
+1 −5 =5
11 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsNur Najiha Azman HishamWFM
🇲🇾MAS·1974
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
/
Malaysia
#104
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,962
in continent
World
#58,597
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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