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Gupta, Akul
🇳🇱FIDE 1084194· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2014
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Akul Gupta, a 12-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1990 and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide under 12. He is on a breakout run, having gained +127 Elo over the past 12 months. 103 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 1 rapid (including Luxembourg Province Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including NK Snelschaken 2025) recently. His peak of 2034 was reached at age 12 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached World #99 in U12, World #55 in U10 and World #64 in U8.
Current rating
1990
Standard
Rpd1863·Blz1943
All-time high
2034
−44 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 12
Mar 2026 · age 12
Activity
72
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
94 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#197 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,529
Career timeline
9 entries2026
99th U12 player worldwide
at age 12 · rated 2034
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2034
at age 12 · −44 from today
Mar 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 12
Feb 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 11
Feb 2025
2024
55th U10 player worldwide
at age 10 · rated 1908
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+546 Elo)
1362 → 1908
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+128
1862 → 1990
Tournaments
43
97 games
Score
52.5/ 9754.1%
43W19D35L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #7 | 2019 | +4.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1458 | 1425 | -9.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #187 | 1373 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/8 | #892 | 1998 | -10.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #170 | 2659 | +10.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #187 | 1342 | -14.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #99 | 1101 | -27.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1343 | 1276 | -17.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #15 | 1774 | -12.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #33 | 2761 | +16.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPranav Kshirsagar
🇳🇱NED·2116
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJan Bollen
🇧🇪BEL·1940
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsXiheng Zhang
🇳🇱NED·2135
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSai Pranav Tejas Lalkota
🇳🇱NED·1948
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsEddy Verkissen
🇧🇪BEL·1852
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Netherlands
#1,165
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#21,515
in continent
World
#29,106
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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