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Hermon Dain Saldanha
🇮🇳FIDE 25055119· Male· India· Born in 1996
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Hermon Dain Saldanha, a 30-year-old Indian player, is rated 1745. He is on a steady climb with +43 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 33rd RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CLASSICAL CHESS CUP, The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament, and First Move International Below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament. Also played 3 blitz events (including 25th RCC International FIDE Rated Blitz Cup) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 34 months (2014–2017), 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1798 was reached at age 30 (Apr 2026).
Current rating
1745
Standard
Rpd1720·Blz1720
All-time high
1798
−53 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 30
Apr 2026 · age 30
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#94,274
#94,274 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1798
at age 30 · −53 from today
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+201 Elo)
1525 → 1726
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 28
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1543 → returned at 1667
Feb 2024
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1596 → returned at 1555
Feb 2020
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournamentperf 2535 (+737) · 6/6 · #75
Top opponent
Evolution
+44
1701 → 1745
Tournaments
8
76 games
Score
47.5/ 7662.5%
47W12D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/8 | #30 | 1681 | -18.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/8 | #66 | 1707 | -33.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/8 | #118 | 1845 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/6 | #75 | 2535 | +22.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 8/9 | #1 | 1979 | +45.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/7 | #128 | 1751 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/8 | #25 | 1954 | +27.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #34 | 1789 | +13.4 |
Rankings
/
India
#2,523
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,081
in continent
World
#94,272
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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