What is Nihal Sarin's FIDE rating?

Nihal Sarin's FIDE rating is 2709 standard, 2712 rapid, 2721 blitz, world #30. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Nihal Sarin's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Nihal Sarin played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 3,693 over-the-board games by Nihal Sarin (1,055 classical, 607 rapid, 2,031 blitz), with 53% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Nihal Sarin's Chess Stalker profile.

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Open Nihal Sarin's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Nihal Sarin's style, before facing them.

Nihal Sarin

TitleGrandmasterRankTOP 50FederationIndiaBorn2004FIDE ID25092340

Classical2709▼ 9

Rapid2712

Blitz2721

Games3,693

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost53 / 27 / 19

Peak2723Apr 2026

Rating history

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Peak2723

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2024

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2025

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2026

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Oct 2023Nov 2026

Classical2709Rapid2712Blitz2721no games played

Accuracy by phase

96.4%Opening93.9%Middlegame95.1%Endgame

Clutch factor

Insufficient data

Play style

Elite accuracy: 94.3% average

Solid conversion: 81%

Very consistent (89%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(73% in 486 games)

Recent games

Olsen, Filip Boe(2427)

41st ECC Open 2026 · 19 Oct 2026

1–0

Cherniaiev, Tykhon(2386)

41st ECC Open 2026 · 18 Oct 2026

½–½

Sarana, Alexey(2671)

Titled Tuesday · 13 Oct 2026

0–1

Pichot, Alan(2565)

Titled Tuesday · 13 Oct 2026

0–1

Lortkipanidze, Nodar(2382)

Titled Tuesday · 13 Oct 2026

1–0

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Openings

1,878 games as White · scores 71.2%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

King's Indian: Main Line1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 ♝g7 4.e4 d6 5.♞f3 O-Oonly 9 games, last played 8 years ago44.4%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Sicilian: e6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 e625 games, last played 2 months ago84.0%wins

1.a3 e5 2.c4 ♞f61.a3 e5 2.c4 ♞f611 games, last played 3 years ago81.8%wins

By family

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

3,693 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 71.2%

A00–A045816d

60%21%19

70.7%—

A45–E112811w

56%26%18

68.5%—

B20–B501855w

63%24%13

75.1%+4.0 pts

A40–D041222w

61%25%14

73.8%—

D30–E051176m

56%29%15

70.9%—

A10–A301022m

61%28%11

75.0%+3.8 pts

C60–C70912w

40%46%14

62.6%−8.5 pts

C20–C46597w

59%31%10

74.6%+3.4 pts

Mistakes

Problematic pieces

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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

952 endgames (60.2%) · force Bishop Pair Advantage (17%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

60.2%

952 / 1,581

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Bishop Pair Advantage: only 17% win rate (23 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

3,693 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

1,878 games58%W26%D16%L

1,878games in this linewon 58%, drew 26%, lost 16%

Move

1. d4

7091w

55%29%16

70%

1. e4

4862w

59%28%13

73%

1. ♞f3

3736d

55%25%20%

68%

1. c4

1022m

61%28%11

75%

1. b3

797m

56%1628%

64%

1. a3

561y

79%912

83%

1. ♞c3

157m

93%

97%

1. g3

1310m

62%31%

77%

1. h3

91y

67%22%11

78%

1. b4

92y

89%11

89%

1. e3

61y

67%33%

67%

1. g4

52y

60%40%

60%

1. f4

41y

100%

1. c3

31y

100%

1. d3

22y

50%50%

75%

1. ♞h3

25m

100%

1. f3

29m

100%

1. a4

12y

100%

1. h4

13y

100%

1. ♞a3

13y

100%

50%

Scouting report: Nihal Sarin (GM, IND)

Nihal Sarin

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Mistakes

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