CHESS PLAYER
Nihal Sarin
2004 - Today

Nihal Sarin
Nihal Sarin (born 13 July 2004) is an Indian chess grandmaster and chess prodigy. In 2018, he passed the Elo rating of 2600 at 14 years old, which at the time made him the third youngest player in history to do so. As a junior player, Nihal was the World Under-10 champion in 2014 and placed 2nd in the 2015 World Under-12 championship. Nihal won the Gold Medal as part of the Indian team in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nihal Sarin is the 462nd most popular chess player (down from 461st in 2019), the 1,865th most popular biography from India (down from 1,833rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Indian Chess Player.
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Nihal Sarin ranks 462 out of 461. Before him are Abhimanyu Mishra, Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Padmini Rout, Jon Ludvig Hammer, Sopiko Guramishvili, and Nazí Paikidze.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAbhimanyu Mishra
2009 - Present
HPI: 31.41
Rank: 456
Surya Shekhar Ganguly
1983 - Present
HPI: 30.97
Rank: 457
Padmini Rout
1994 - Present
HPI: 30.55
Rank: 458
Jon Ludvig Hammer
1990 - Present
HPI: 30.38
Rank: 459
Sopiko Guramishvili
1991 - Present
HPI: 30.10
Rank: 460
Nazí Paikidze
1993 - Present
HPI: 30.08
Rank: 461
Nihal Sarin
2004 - Present
HPI: 24.04
Rank: 462
Contemporaries
Among people born in 2004, Nihal Sarin ranks 112. Before him are Caleb Wiley, Isaac Cooper, Alessandro Mazzara, Elena Gerasimova, Faith Cherotich, and Claire Curzan. After him are Leah Namugerwa, Wei Xiaoyuan, Evy Leibfarth, Lisa Vaelen, Hazuki Watanabe, and Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix.
Others Born in 2004
Go to all RankingsCaleb Wiley
SOCCER PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 25.76
Rank: 106
Isaac Cooper
SWIMMER
2004 - Present
HPI: 25.49
Rank: 107
Alessandro Mazzara
ATHLETE
2004 - Present
HPI: 25.33
Rank: 108
Elena Gerasimova
GYMNAST
2004 - Present
HPI: 24.91
Rank: 109
Faith Cherotich
ATHLETE
2004 - Present
HPI: 24.88
Rank: 110
Claire Curzan
SWIMMER
2004 - Present
HPI: 24.44
Rank: 111
Nihal Sarin
CHESS PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 24.04
Rank: 112
Leah Namugerwa
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
2004 - Present
HPI: 23.50
Rank: 113
Wei Xiaoyuan
GYMNAST
2004 - Present
HPI: 22.98
Rank: 114
Evy Leibfarth
ATHLETE
2004 - Present
HPI: 22.44
Rank: 115
Lisa Vaelen
ATHLETE
2004 - Present
HPI: 22.16
Rank: 116
Hazuki Watanabe
GYMNAST
2004 - Present
HPI: 21.89
Rank: 117
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix
ATHLETE
2004 - Present
HPI: 21.61
Rank: 118
In India
Among people born in India, Nihal Sarin ranks 1,865 out of 1,861. Before him are Avinash Sable (1994), Tobias Bjerg (1998), Ineya (1993), Birendra Lakra (1990), Abhaya Hiranmayi (1989), and Priyanka Goswami (1996). After him are Nikki Pradhan (1993), Sandesh Jhingan (1993), Anirudh Thapa (1998), Gurjant Singh (1995), Lalit Upadhyay (1993), and Arokia Rajiv (1991).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsAvinash Sable
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 25.17
Rank: 1,859
Tobias Bjerg
SWIMMER
1998 - Present
HPI: 25.14
Rank: 1,860
Ineya
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 24.75
Rank: 1,861
Birendra Lakra
HOCKEY PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 24.73
Rank: 1,862
Abhaya Hiranmayi
MUSICIAN
1989 - Present
HPI: 24.51
Rank: 1,863
Priyanka Goswami
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 24.12
Rank: 1,864
Nihal Sarin
CHESS PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 24.04
Rank: 1,865
Nikki Pradhan
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 23.83
Rank: 1,866
Sandesh Jhingan
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 23.69
Rank: 1,867
Anirudh Thapa
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 23.56
Rank: 1,868
Gurjant Singh
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 23.47
Rank: 1,869
Lalit Upadhyay
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 23.33
Rank: 1,870
Arokia Rajiv
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 23.13
Rank: 1,871
Among CHESS PLAYERS In India
Among chess players born in India, Nihal Sarin ranks 16. Before him are Krishnan Sasikiran (1981), Yuzvendra Chahal (1990), Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (1979), Parimarjan Negi (1993), Surya Shekhar Ganguly (1983), and Padmini Rout (1994).
Krishnan Sasikiran
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.93
Rank: 10
Yuzvendra Chahal
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.54
Rank: 11
Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi
1979 - Present
HPI: 33.42
Rank: 12
Parimarjan Negi
1993 - Present
HPI: 31.52
Rank: 13
Surya Shekhar Ganguly
1983 - Present
HPI: 30.97
Rank: 14
Padmini Rout
1994 - Present
HPI: 30.55
Rank: 15
Nihal Sarin
2004 - Present
HPI: 24.04
Rank: 16