Nihal Sarin Age 19
Source: chessbase.in
- Title
- Grandmaster
- Live Rating
- 2679.5
- Live Rank
- #54
- FIDE Rating
- 2698
- World Rank
- #39
- India Rank
- #7
- FIDE Peak Rating
- 2698 - Mar 2024 (Age 19)
- FIDE Peak Rank
- #38 (2698) - Mar 2024 (Age 19)
- Rapid
- 2653 World #43, Peak 2678 (Jan 2023)
- Blitz
- 2704 World #21, Peak 2705 (Dec 2021)
- Active Years:
- 2011 - 2024
- Total Games:
- 1183
- Wins:
- 466 (39%)
- Losses:
- 199 (17%)
- Draws:
- 518 (44%)
- Total score:
- 61%
- Performance :
- Performance for the last active 12 months:
- 2687
White:
D02 London System (50 games)
D00 Amazon Attack (17 games)
E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (15 games)
Black:
B06 Modern Defense (18 games)
D02 London System (15 games)
C54 Italian Game (13 games)
D02 London System (50 games)
D00 Amazon Attack (17 games)
E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (15 games)
Black:
B06 Modern Defense (18 games)
D02 London System (15 games)
C54 Italian Game (13 games)
Titles:
- Candidate Master (2014)
- FIDE Master (2015)
- International Master (2017)
- Grandmaster (2018).
Championships:
- Numerous youth championships in Kerala state and India
- World U10 Champion (2014) – winning the CM title
- Runner-up U12 World Championship 2015
- Round 2 of the 2019 World Cup
- Round 3 of the 2021 World Cup
- Round 3 of the 2023 World Cup.
Best Tournament Results:
- Tied for the second place (4th on tiebreak) at the Fagernes International in 2017.
- Won the Silver Lake Open 2021 in Serbia
- Won the Serbia Open Masters in 2021.
- Won chess.com’s Junior Speed Chess Championship in 2021
- Equal first (6th on tiebreak) Capella La Grande 2022
- Member of the Indian Team that won the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020.
Best Team Results:
Member of the Indian Team that won gold at the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020.
Online:
- Won the U18 World Championship held online in 2020
- Won chess.com’s Junior Speed Chess Championship (JSCC) 2020.
- Won the Capechecs Online Trophy on October 25, 2020.
- Member of the Indian team that came second at the Asian Teams Online Championship 2020.
- Won the 2020 Super Juniors Cup
Ratings achievements:
- 2300+ March 2016 (aged 11)
- 2400+ April 2017 (aged 13)
- 2500+ December 2017 (aged 13)
- 2600+ June 2019 (aged 15)
- 2700+ (live rating) October 2023 (aged 19)
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Games
| # | White Player | Rating | Black Player | Rating | Result | Moves | Site | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Nihal, Sarin | 2694 | Zou, Chen | 2418 | 1/2-1/2 | 109 | Doha | 11 Oct 2023 |  |
| 102 | Nihal, Sarin | 2694 | Sarana, Alexey | 2682 | 1/2-1/2 | 81 | Durres | 7 Oct 2023 | |
| 103 | Maksimovic, Bojan | 2502 | Nihal, Sarin | 2694 | 0-1 | 39 | Durres | 6 Oct 2023 | |
| 104 | Michalik, Peter | 2576 | Nihal, Sarin | 2694 | 1/2-1/2 | 52 | Durres | 5 Oct 2023 | |
| 105 | Nihal, Sarin | 2694 | Vachier Lagrave, Maxime | 2727 | 1/2-1/2 | 55 | Durres | 4 Oct 2023 | |
| 106 | Nihal, Sarin | 2694 | Heimann, Andreas | 2552 | 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Durres | 3 Oct 2023 | |
| 107 | Pultinevicius, Paulius | 2586 | Nihal, Sarin | 2694 | 0-1 | 58 | Durres | 2 Oct 2023 | |
| 108 | Nihal, Sarin | 2694 | Bosiocic, Marin | 2534 | 1-0 | 33 | Durres | 1 Oct 2023 | |
| 109 | Tomazini, Zan | 2336 | Nihal, Sarin | 2694 | 0-1 | 44 | Slovenia | 24 Sep 2023 | |
| 110 | Nihal, Sarin | 2694 | Seres, Lajos | 2346 | 1-0 | 42 | Slovenia | 23 Sep 2023 | |
| 111 | Nihal, Sarin | 2684 | Svidler, Peter | 2688 | 1/2-1/2 | 69 | Dusseldorf | 28 Aug 2023 | |
| 112 | Nihal, Sarin | 2684 | Teclaf, Pawel | 2586 | 1-0 | 24 | Dusseldorf | 28 Aug 2023 | |
| 113 | Bluebaum, Matthias | 2670 | Nihal, Sarin | 2684 | 1/2-1/2 | 25 | Dusseldorf | 28 Aug 2023 | |
| 114 | Mohammad, Nubairshah Shaikh | 2430 | Nihal, Sarin | 2684 | 0-1 | 49 | Dusseldorf | 28 Aug 2023 | |
| 115 | Nihal, Sarin | 2684 | Volokitin, Andrei | 2661 | 1/2-1/2 | 13 | Dusseldorf | 27 Aug 2023 | |
| 116 | Nihal, Sarin | 2684 | Martirosyan, Haik M | 2683 | 1/2-1/2 | 47 | Dusseldorf | 27 Aug 2023 | |
| 117 | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 2725 | Nihal, Sarin | 2684 | 1-0 | 61 | Dusseldorf | 27 Aug 2023 | |
| 118 | Grischuk, Alexander | 2736 | Nihal, Sarin | 2684 | 1-0 | 50 | Dusseldorf | 27 Aug 2023 | |
| 119 | Nihal, Sarin | 2684 | Dubov, Daniil | 2716 | 1/2-1/2 | 40 | Dusseldorf | 26 Aug 2023 | |
| 120 | Nihal, Sarin | 2684 | Aronian, Levon | 2742 | 1-0 | 42 | Dusseldorf | 26 Aug 2023 | |
| 121 | Berelowitsch, Alexander | 2492 | Nihal, Sarin | 2684 | 0-1 | 44 | Dusseldorf | 26 Aug 2023 | |
| 122 | Yelisieiev, Yevhenii | 2401 | Nihal, Sarin | 2684 | 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Dusseldorf | 26 Aug 2023 | |
| 123 | Nihal, Sarin | 2688 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 2779 | 0-1 | 35 | Baku | 11 Aug 2023 | |
| 124 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 2779 | Nihal, Sarin | 2688 | 1-0 | 52 | Baku | 11 Aug 2023 | |
| 125 | Nihal, Sarin | 2688 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 2779 | 1/2-1/2 | 34 | Baku | 10 Aug 2023 | |
| 126 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 2779 | Nihal, Sarin | 2688 | 1/2-1/2 | 55 | Baku | 9 Aug 2023 | |
| 127 | Nihal, Sarin | 2688 | Deac, Bogdan Daniel | 2693 | 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Baku | 7 Aug 2023 | |
| 128 | Deac, Bogdan Daniel | 2693 | Nihal, Sarin | 2688 | 0-1 | 58 | Baku | 7 Aug 2023 | |
| 129 | Nihal, Sarin | 2688 | Deac, Bogdan Daniel | 2693 | 1/2-1/2 | 34 | Baku | 6 Aug 2023 | |
| 130 | Deac, Bogdan Daniel | 2693 | Nihal, Sarin | 2688 | 1/2-1/2 | 52 | Baku | 5 Aug 2023 | |
| 131 | Bachmann, Axel | 2604 | Nihal, Sarin | 2688 | 0-1 | 42 | Baku | 3 Aug 2023 | |
| 132 | Nihal, Sarin | 2688 | Bachmann, Axel | 2604 | 1-0 | 41 | Baku | 2 Aug 2023 | |
| 133 | Ipek, Egehan | 2258 | Nihal, Sarin | 2688 | 0-1 | 37 | Ankara | 20 Jul 2023 | |
| 134 | Mamedov, Rauf | 2636 | Nihal, Sarin | 2688 | 1/2-1/2 | 28 | Ankara | 19 Jul 2023 | |
| 135 | Gokcek, Kursat Bugra | 2160 | Nihal, Sarin | 2688 | 0-1 | 39 | Ankara | 18 Jul 2023 | |
| 136 | Nihal, Sarin | 2688 | Tarlabasi, Emirhan | 2301 | 1-0 | 59 | Ankara | 17 Jul 2023 | |
| 137 | Nihal, Sarin | 2688 | Ivic, Velimir | 2590 | 1/2-1/2 | 49 | Ankara | 15 Jul 2023 | |
| 138 | Nihal, Sarin | 2688 | Yavuz, Efe Metehan | 2346 | 1-0 | 66 | Ankara | 14 Jul 2023 | |
| 139 | Gurel, Ediz | 2500 | Nihal, Sarin | 2688 | 1/2-1/2 | 32 | Ankara | 13 Jul 2023 | |
| 140 | Sanal, Vahap | 2585 | Nihal, Sarin | 2688 | 0-1 | 34 | Ankara | 12 Jul 2023 | |
| 141 | Nihal, Sarin | 2688 | Mendonca, Leon Luke | 2627 | 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Ankara | 11 Jul 2023 | |
| 142 | Abasov, Nijat | 2632 | Nihal, Sarin | 2688 | 1-0 | 66 | Ankara | 10 Jul 2023 | |
| 143 | Nihal, Sarin | 2681 | Sadhwani, Raunak | 2603 | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Dubai | 1 Jul 2023 | |
| 144 | Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu | 2587 | Nihal, Sarin | 2672 | 1/2-1/2 | 38 | Dubai | 1 Jul 2023 | |
| 145 | Nihal, Sarin | 2672 | Sindarov, Javokhir | 2596 | 1/2-1/2 | 74 | Dubai | 30 Jun 2023 | |
| 146 | Bjerre, Jonas Buhl | 2535 | Nihal, Sarin | 2672 | 0-1 | 40 | Dubai | 29 Jun 2023 | |
| 147 | Nihal, Sarin | 2672 | Esipenko, Andrey | 2682 | 1/2-1/2 | 40 | Dubai | 27 Jun 2023 | |
| 148 | Sadhwani, Raunak | 2603 | Nihal, Sarin | 2681 | 0-1 | 50 | Dubai | 25 Jun 2023 | |
| 149 | Nihal, Sarin | 2672 | Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu | 2587 | 0-1 | 47 | Dubai | 25 Jun 2023 | |
| 150 | Sindarov, Javokhir | 2646 | Nihal, Sarin | 2681 | 1/2-1/2 | 46 | Dubai | 24 Jun 2023 | |