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Naipal, Hoolan

CM🇲🇺

FIDEFIDE 9700382· Male· Mauritius· Born in 1994

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Hoolan Naipal, a 32-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1888. He is progressing steadily with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearance: MASTERS FINALS 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2017–2018), 48 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2008 was reached at age 22 (Oct 2016); he also reached #3 nationally in Nov 2023 and spent 32 months in top 5.

Awarded CM in 2016 (age 22).

Current rating

1888

Standard

Rpd1837·Blz1885

All-time high

2008

−120 pts below
Oct 2016 · age 22

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#51,127

#51,127 · players worldwide · of 216,808
32 months in National top 5 (2016–2024)

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
32 months in national top 5
longest streak 23 months · since Oct 2016
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+102 Elo)
1765 → 1867
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 30
Mar 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #3
at age 29 · rated 1779
Nov 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Sep 2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1765 → returned at 1779
Sep 2022

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
MASTERS FINALS 2025
perf 2023 (+135) · 6/9 · #3
Top opponent
vs Bhavish Ramtale 1,962
MASTERS FINALS 2025 · Aug 2025 · +12.1 Elo
Evolution
+44
1844 → 1888
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
4W4D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBhavish Ramtale1,962·MASTERS FINALS 2025·R2·+12.1
2.[W]vsDevarajen ChinasamyCM1,953·MASTERS FINALS 2025·R8·+11.8
3.[W]vsSalhi Zouhaier1,899·MASTERS FINALS 2025·R1·+10.3
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsGavin Albert Anderson2,132·MASTERS FINALS 2025·R5·-3.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
MASTERS FINALS 2025
Round-Robin
Aug 20256/9#32023+43.6

Rankings

/
Mauritius
#7
out of 57 players
Africa
#1,530
in continent
World
#51,127
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Mauritius
1
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2,159
2
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2,136
3
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1,951
4
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1,941
5
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1,929
6
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1,898
71,888
8
🇲🇺Ramtale, BhavishFollow Bhavish RamtaleTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,878
9
🇲🇺Hardy, Noah MikhealFollow Noah Mikheal HardyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,858
10
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1,854
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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