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Govil, Arnav

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FIDEFIDE 2415500· Male· Scotland· Born in 2010

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Arnav Govil, a 16-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1677 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +100 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Major, 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 1-2. Also played 4 rapid (including Edinburgh Park Allegro Intermediate 2025 (Sep)) and 2 blitz events (including Edinburgh Chess Club Open Blitz) recently.

At junior level, he reached #14 nationally in U16.

Current rating

1677

Standard

Rpd1682·Blz1603

All-time high

1677

at best
Jun 2026 · age 16

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#118,231

#118,231 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
14th Scottish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1677
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1577 → 1677
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1677
at age 16
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Sep 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
Perth Congress 2026 - Major
perf 1871 (+194) · 4/6 · #6
Top opponent
vs Keith Emery 1,864
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 1-2 · Nov 2025 · +12.7 Elo
Evolution
—
Tournaments
6
30 games
Score
12/ 3040.0%
9W11D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMark Gyalus1,808·Perth Congress 2026 - Major·R2·+27.2
2.[W]vsPhilip Walters1,680·Ayr Major 2025·R3·+24.0
3.[W]vsDouglas Neil1,613·Ayr Major 2025·R5·+20.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRaymond Flood1,626·2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 1-2·R1·-18.7
2.[L]vsPetro Shopynskyi1,671·Ayr Major 2025·R1·-16.5
3.[L]vsJim A Smalls1,810·2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8·R8·-8.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Perth Congress 2026 - Major
Open Swiss
May 20264/6#61871+92.4
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#391434-18.0
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20250.5/2#291554-6.8
Ayr Major 2025
Swiss
Sep 20253/3#102455+32.8
Edinburgh Park Minor U1600 (Aug 2025)
Swiss
Aug 20253/2#816030.0
Scottish Championship Weekday U1800 2025
Swiss
Jul 20251/4#2314340.0
Worst Elo result: 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8 (-18.0 Elo, finished #39).

Rankings

/
Scotland
#306
out of 459 players
Europe
#82,177
in continent
World
#118,225
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Europe
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