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Gaikwad, Siddhant
FM🇮🇳FIDE 25010239· Male· India· Born in 1998
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Siddhant Gaikwad, a 28-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2146 and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 6 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A, Wroclaw Chess Festival 2025 - Open A, and 34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A. Also played 1 rapid event (including 3rd JKs ECA All India Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) recently. His peak of 2374 was reached at age 18 (Sep 2016); he also reached Indian #82 in Nov 2016.
Awarded FM in 2021 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #10, #9, #46, #40 and #53 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2146
Standard
Rpd1868·Blz1933
All-time high
2374
−228 pts below
Sep 2016 · age 18
Sep 2016 · age 18
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#413 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
16 entries2022
500 career games
at age 24
Apr 2022
2021
FM title awardedFM
at age 23
Nov 2021
2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2033 → returned at 2016
Feb 2020
2017
10th Indian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2374
Jan 2017
2016
Peak Indian rank: #82
at age 18 · rated 2374
Nov 2016
9th Indian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2374
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
2148 → 2146
Tournaments
6
45 games
Score
20.5/ 4545.6%
13W15D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/8 | #117 | 2189 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/8 | #96 | 2091 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0.5/3 | #207 | 1862 | -21.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #76 | 2091 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #19 | 2252 | +25.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #27 | 2184 | +9.4 |
Worst Elo result: 34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A (-21.0 Elo, finished #207).
Most-Played Opponents
vsVikramaditya KulkarniIM
🇮🇳IND·2162
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsDinesh K. SharmaIM
🇮🇳IND·2170
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsChoubey Saurabh
🇮🇳IND·2147
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsAishwin DanielCM
🇮🇳IND·2199
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsSameer KathmaleIM
🇮🇳IND·2330
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2021
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Rankings
/
India
#413
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,704
in continent
World
#11,544
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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