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Nikhil Saikia
🇮🇳FIDE 88183114· Male· India· Born in 2013
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Nikhil Saikia, a 13-year-old Indian player, is rated 1565 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SIVASAGAR OPEN 2026, 14th NATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP-2025 Category U13 Open, and 48th All Assam Inter District Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including 1st Namrup FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) recently.
Current rating
1565
Standard
Rpd1518·Blz—
All-time high
1565
at best
Apr 2026 · age 13
Apr 2026 · age 13
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#159,653
#159,653 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1565
at age 13
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+534 Elo)
1008 → 1542
Feb 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 11
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
14th NATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP-2025 Category U13 Openperf 1772 (+242) · 5.5/7 · #54
Evolution
+31
1534 → 1565
Tournaments
3
28 games
Score
18/ 2864.3%
14W8D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGohain Pallab1,678·48th All Assam Inter District Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2025·R7·+28.2
3.[W]vsSai Akshit Sahoo1,427·14th NATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP-2025 Category U13 Open·R4·+14.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSubrata Nandy Roy1,623·48th All Assam Inter District Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2025·R5·-14.6
2.[L]vsHariprasad Gogoi1,651·48th All Assam Inter District Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2025·R8·-13.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/4 | #125 | 2402 | +35.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #54 | 1772 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/4 | #140 | 2494 | -7.2 |
Rankings
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India
#7,210
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#27,907
in continent
World
#159,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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