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Sarkar, Justin
IM🇺🇸FIDE 2010011· Male· United States of America· Born in 1981
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Justin Sarkar, a 45-year-old American International Master, is rated 2278 and sitting in the top 4% of American players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 13 months. 73 rated games in the past year (≈95/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 May Marshall Premier FIDE - Open, The Atlantic City Open, and 2026 February-March Marshall Thursday Open Round 2-6. Also played 4 rapid (including 2025 Marshall Chess Club Rapid Championship) and 17 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2455 was reached at age 28 (Jan 2009, American #59 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 20) and FM in 2001 (age 20). At junior level, he reached World #51 in U20.
Current rating
2278
Standard
Rpd2103·Blz2105
All-time high
2455
−177 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 28
Jan 2009 · age 28
Activity
67
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#191 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
24 entries2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 44
Apr 2025
2022
4th American 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2355
Sep 2022
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 37
Jul 2018
2015
Re-crossed 2400
at age 34
Oct 2015
Re-crossed 2400
at age 34
Jun 2015
2013
1,000 career games
at age 32
Jun 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
2285 → 2278
Tournaments
19
66 games
Score
48/ 6672.7%
38W20D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 1841 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #47 | 2664 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/6 | #94 | 2009 | -22.3 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2270 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #8 | 2203 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #2 | 2817 | +10.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 3120 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #38 | 1875 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2158 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 2397 | +10.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJay BoninIM
🇺🇸USA·2078
+6 −7 =13
26 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAleksandr LendermanGM
🇺🇸USA·2462
+0 −15 =6
21 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMark ParaguaGM
🇵🇭PHI·2410
+1 −12 =5
18 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMikheil KekelidzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2385
+5 −4 =6
15 games·last met Sep 2014
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vsNicolas ChecaGM
🇺🇸USA·2507
+5 −5 =3
13 games·last met May 2021
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Rankings
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United States of America
#191
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#533
in continent
World
#4,815
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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