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Bora, Safal
GM🇺🇸FIDE 2066149· Male· United States of America· Born in 1998
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Safal Bora, a 28-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2500 — just 1 short of his peak of 2501 (Dec 2024, age 26) and ranked 36th among American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2466 and 2501 over the past 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 March NYCNorms FIDE Swiss - Masters, 2026 January Marshall Premier FIDE - Open, and 2025 December Marshall Premier FIDE - Open. He took a 30-month break between Dec 2018 and Jul 2021 (COVID-19 included). He reached American #36 in Apr 2026.
Awarded GM in 2025 (age 27), IM in 2015 (age 17), and FM in 2014 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #49 in U18, World #48 in U16, World #78 in U14 and #5 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2500
Standard
Rpd2389·Blz2394
All-time high
2501
−1 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 26
Dec 2024 · age 26
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#36
#36 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
24 entries2026
Peak American rank: #36
at age 28 · rated 2500
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2500
at age 28
Apr 2026
2025
GM title awardedGM
at age 27 · 2025 1st FIDE Council
Apr 2025
2024
Crossed 2500
at age 26
Dec 2024
All-time peak 2501
at age 26 · −1 from today
Dec 2024
6-month rising streak
+35 Elo
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-1
2501 → 2500
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
10.5/ 1380.8%
9W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2622 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2349 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #8 | 2278 | -5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAwonder LiangGM
🇺🇸USA·2718
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsJoshua ColasFM
🇺🇸USA·2272
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsSeth HomaFM
🇺🇸USA·2273
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsApurva VirkudWFM
🇺🇸USA·2093
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2015
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vsEdward SongIM
🇺🇸USA·2391
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2014
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#36
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#70
in continent
World
#577
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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