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Galani, Mahendra
🇦🇹FIDE 1666827· Male· Austria· Born in 1960
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Mahendra Galani, a 66-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1533. He has slipped back 82 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include OP 3 Scacchi al buio, Wiener Betriebsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 2. Klasse A Round 8-9, and 48. Oesterreichische Blindenschach Meisterschaft 2025. His peak of 1616 was reached at age 65 (May 2025).
Current rating
1533
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1616
−83 pts below
May 2025 · age 65
May 2025 · age 65
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#172,897
#172,897 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1616
at age 65 · −83 from today
May 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 65
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+230 Elo)
1354 → 1584
Feb 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 64
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 64
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-83
1616 → 1533
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
9/ 3129.0%
8W2D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/3 | #4 | 2362 | +3.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #45 | — | +5.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #15 | 1806 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/8 | #56 | 861 | -68.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/3 | #59 | 1638 | -22.2 |
Worst Elo result: IBCA World Individual Chess Championship for the Blind and Visually Impaired 2025 (-68.0 Elo, finished #56).
Rankings
/
Austria
#2,926
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#111,292
in continent
World
#172,864
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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