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Vankhedekar Nikhil Nitya
🇿🇲FIDE 8729930· Female· Zambia· Born in 2015
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Vankhedekar Nikhil Nitya, a 11-year-old player, is rated 1535 — just 24 short of her peak of 1559 (Dec 2024, age 9). She is on a steady climb with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Zambia Youth and Schools closed Chess championshiop- U12and 14 Girls, 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 10 GIRLS, and BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section. Also played 5 rapid (including Zemo Chessnuts Series - Rating Tournament 2025 - Pune Edition) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Girls Section) recently.
At junior level, she reached #5 and #3 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1535
Standard
Rpd1531·Blz1585
All-time high
1559
−24 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 9
Dec 2024 · age 9
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#172,170
#172,170 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+35 Elo)
1502 → 1537
Mar 2026
5th U12 player nationally
at age 11 · rated 1535
Jan 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 11
Jan 2026
2024
3rd U10 player nationally
at age 9 · rated 1559
Dec 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 9
Dec 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U12 Girls)perf 2363 (+828) · 6.5/6 · #6
Top opponent
Evolution
+31
1504 → 1535
Tournaments
7
54 games
Score
28.5/ 5452.8%
23W11D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSingh Adhya1,410·Zambia Youth and Schools closed Chess championshiop- U12and 14 Girls·R3·-26.9
3.[L]vsLongwe Nthanda1,569·Zambia Youth and Schools closed Chess championshiop- U12and 14 Girls·R7·-18.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/6 | #6 | 2363 | +28.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/3 | #2 | 2281 | -28.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/3 | #2 | 2348 | +51.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/7 | #96 | 1534 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/8 | #85 | 1627 | +22.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #20 | 1776 | -52.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/3 | #4 | 2419 | +16.8 |
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Rankings
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Zambia
#466
out of 522 players
Africa
#7,311
in continent
World
#172,138
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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