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Sardana, Rishi
IM🇦🇺FIDE 25004301· Male· Australia· Born in 1997
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Rishi Sardana, a 29-year-old Australian International Master, is rated 2496 — his current career high and ranked 4th among Australian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Felix Wyss Memorial Weekender, Unga talangers GM7, and Rilton Cup 2025-2026. He reached Australian #4 in Nov 2025 and has been in Australian top 5 for 17 months and counting.
Competes for Australia since Oct 2013. Previously known as Rishi Sardana (until Oct 2013). Awarded IM in 2014 (age 17). Earned a GM norm at Unga talangers GM7 2026. At junior level, he reached World #87 in U20, World #36 in U18, World #39 in U16 and #6 and #7 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
2496
Standard
Rpd2421·Blz2367
All-time high
2496
at best
Feb 2026 · age 29
Feb 2026 · age 29
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · Australian players · of 1,854
National top 5 since Jul 2025
National top 5 since Jul 2025
Career timeline
24 entries2026
17 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
since Apr 2024
May 2026
All-time peak 2496
at age 29
Feb 2026
2025
Peak Australian rank: #4
at age 28 · rated 2459
Nov 2025
2020
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2461 → returned at 2464
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 22
Feb 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 20
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
2461 → 2496
Tournaments
5
59 games
Score
32/ 5954.2%
37W14D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/7 | #2 | 2329 | -2.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 7/10 | #1 | 2630 | +21.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #11 | 2509 | +6.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2550 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #5 | 2417 | -2.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPratik PatilCM
🇮🇳IND·2226
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsMurali KarthikeyanGM
🇮🇳IND·2648
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsChithambaram VR. AravindhGM
🇮🇳IND·2692
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Jul 2017
View head-to-head →
vsYi LiuFM
🇦🇺AUS·2401
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsJames MorrisIM
🇦🇺AUS·2423
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#4
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#157
in continent
World
#609
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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