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Nandhakumaran M
🇮🇳FIDE 88103510· Male· India· Born in 2011
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Nandhakumaran M, a 15-year-old Indian player, is rated 1618 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +156 Elo over the past 12 months. 76 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700), 2nd DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Below 1700 Chess Tournament 2026, and CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026. Also played 6 rapid (including AIM INTERNATIONAL FIDE RAPID RATING CHESS TMT-2026) and 2 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently.
Current rating
1618
Standard
Rpd1548·Blz1615
All-time high
1618
at best
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#139,509
#139,509 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+156 Elo)
1462 → 1618
May 2026
All-time peak 1618
at age 15
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Apr 2026
6-month rising streak
+139 Elo
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Dec 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Jul 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Akshaya Institutions 2nd International FIDE rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2025perf 2440 (+916) · 5/5 · #292
Top opponent
Evolution
+163
1455 → 1618
Tournaments
12
108 games
Score
64.5/ 10859.7%
58W13D37L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsGabriel B M1,674·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R1·+29.8
3.[W]vsGopinathan S1,642·Tamil Nadu State Under-19 Open Chess Championships 2025 (FIDE Rated)·R9·+29.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNagaraj A V Srinivasan1,459·2nd DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Below 1700 Chess Tournament 2026·R2·-27.9
2.[L]vsPradeesh Sree Santh S1,466·INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025·R9·-26.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 12| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #46 | 1627 | +23.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/7 | #62 | 1920 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/5 | #179 | 2439 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/8 | #132 | 1622 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #450 | 1892 | +55.6 |
Worst Elo result: BELOW 1800 BATTLE FIELD INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025 (-29.6 Elo, finished #379).
Rankings
/
India
#5,050
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#21,788
in continent
World
#139,500
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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