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Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay
🇮🇳FIDE 25025864· Male· India· Born in 1963
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Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay, a 63-year-old Indian player, is rated 1758. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 13 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearance: 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'B'). Also played 1 rapid event (including 2nd Jabalpur International Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2014–2016) and 63 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1803 was reached at age 48 (May 2011).
Current rating
1758
Standard
Rpd1699·Blz1724
All-time high
1803
−45 pts below
May 2011 · age 48
May 2011 · age 48
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#89,860
#89,860 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
22nd Indian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1796
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
1739 → 1796
Oct 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 61
Mar 2024
2020
23rd Indian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1565
Oct 2020
Inactive for 63 months
paused at 1565 → returned at 1750
Feb 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 55
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-35
1793 → 1758
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
5W1D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBalasai Aravind Ganesh V1,635·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-B 1899 and Below)·R8·+6.6
2.[W]vsAnukarssa Dutta1,585·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-B 1899 and Below)·R7·+5.4
3.[W]vsAN Jihan Pradhan1,526·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-B 1899 and Below)·R6·+4.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDash Gagan Behari1,499·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-B 1899 and Below)·R4·-16.3
2.[L]vsNikunj Karwa1,530·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-B 1899 and Below)·R1·-15.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/8 | #219 | 1698 | -35.8 |
Worst Elo result: 17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-B 1899 and Below) (-35.8 Elo, finished #219).
Rankings
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India
#2,361
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,365
in continent
World
#89,858
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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