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Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay

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FIDEFIDE 25025864· Male· India· Born in 1963

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Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay, a 63-year-old Indian player, is rated 1794 — just 9 short of his peak of 1803 (May 2011, age 48). He is on a steady climb with +55 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'B') and Royal Jaipur Chess Under 1800 Classical FIDE Rating Tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2nd Jabalpur International Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2014–2016), 48 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025).

Current rating

1794

Standard

Rpd1699·Blz1724

All-time high

1803

−9 pts below
May 2011 · age 48

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#78,250

#78,250 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
22nd Indian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1796
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+174 Elo)
1565 → 1739
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 61
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1739 → returned at 1750
Mar 2024
2020
23rd Indian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1565
Oct 2020
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1565 → returned at 1739
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Royal Jaipur Chess Under 1800 Classical FIDE Rating Tournament
perf 2046 (+253) · 7.5/8 · #14
Top opponent
vs Arunachalam Shivaa T V 1,879
21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'B') · Jun 2025 · +12.4 Elo
Evolution
+44
1750 → 1794
Tournaments
2
19 games
Score
14/ 1973.7%
12W4D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'B')
Open Swiss
Jun 20256.5/10#881834+24.4
Royal Jaipur Chess Under 1800 Classical FIDE Rating Tournament
Open Swiss
May 20257.5/8#142046+19.2

Rankings

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India
#1,921
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,602
in continent
World
#78,250
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
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2
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3
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4
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2,732
5
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2,723
6
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2,708
7
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2,692
8
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2,676
9
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10
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1921🇮🇳Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay1,794
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
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2,729
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9602🇮🇳Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay1,794
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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