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Hotwani, Rahul

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FIDEFIDE 1053442· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1988

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Rahul Hotwani, a 38-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1882 — just 7 short of his peak of 1889 (Dec 2025, age 37). He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6. He took a 71-month break between Mar 2018 and Mar 2024.

Current rating

1882

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1889

−7 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 37

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#52,676

#52,676 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
All-time peak 1889
at age 37 · −7 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 36
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 71 months
paused at 1776 → returned at 1866
Mar 2018
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Sep 2016
2015
Best 12-month gain (+90 Elo)
1697 → 1787
Nov 2015
Crossed 1600
at age 27
May 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Anton Bakels 2,015
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025 · Aug 2025 · +4.0 Elo
Best comeback
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 3
finished #3 (seeded #192 of 850)
Evolution
+20
1862 → 1882
Tournaments
7
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
8W1D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5
Team
Mar 20261/1#52637+8.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#6091046-11.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6
Team
Feb 20261/1#102682+10.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 4
Team
Dec 20250/1#557916-14.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#32726+11.6

Rankings

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Netherlands
#2,235
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#38,712
in continent
World
#52,676
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Netherlands
1
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2
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3
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2,625
4
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2,592
5
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2,589
6
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2,574
7
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2,567
8
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2,564
9
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2,560
10
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2,549
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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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
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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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52676🇳🇱Hotwani, Rahul1,882