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Rajib Gharai
🇮🇳FIDE 25007971· Male· India· Born in 1980
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Rajib Gharai, a 46-year-old Indian player, is rated 1817. He has slipped back 48 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd WB State Amateur Open Chess Championship 2025 (Below 2300), 3rd NITAI GHOSH MEMORIAL FIDE RATED INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025, and 62nd WB State Senior Fide Rated Chess Championship 2025. He took a 129-month break between Jul 2013 and May 2024. His peak of 2022 was reached at age 31 (Mar 2011).
Current rating
1817
Standard
Rpd1908·Blz—
All-time high
2022
−205 pts below
Mar 2011 · age 31
Mar 2011 · age 31
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#71,063
#71,063 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
39th Indian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1849
Jan 2026
2024
36th Indian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1881
May 2024
2013
Inactive for 129 months
paused at 1869 → returned at 1881
Jul 2013
100 career games
at age 33
Jul 2013
2011
Best 12-month gain (+50 Elo)
1972 → 2022
Mar 2011
Crossed 2000
at age 31
Mar 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-48
1865 → 1817
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
23.5/ 3665.3%
20W7D9L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsSumedha Roy1,636·3rd NITAI GHOSH MEMORIAL FIDE RATED INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025·R8·+4.5
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsRwitik Chakraborty1,691·3rd WB State Amateur Open Chess Championship 2025 (Below 2300)·R7·-13.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #73 | 1845 | -34.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #29 | 1799 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #21 | 1863 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #30 | 1871 | -15.2 |
Worst Elo result: 3rd WB State Amateur Open Chess Championship 2025 (Below 2300) (-34.4 Elo, finished #73).
Rankings
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India
#1,730
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,620
in continent
World
#71,062
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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