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Hermon Dain Saldanha

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FIDEFIDE 25055119· Male· India· Born in 1996

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Hermon Dain Saldanha, a 30-year-old Indian player, is rated 1797 — just 1 short of his peak of 1798 (Apr 2026, age 30). He is climbing fast, having gained +130 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈28/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 13 months (2024–2025).

Current rating

1797

Standard

Rpd1720·Blz1720

All-time high

1798

−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 30

Activity

40

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#77,280

#77,280 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
All-time peak 1798
at age 30 · −1 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 13 months
paused at 1726 → returned at 1667
Mar 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament
perf 2535 (+737) · 6/6 · #75
Top opponent
vs Dharsh M 1,979
The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament · Mar 2026 · +4.8 Elo
Evolution
+95
1702 → 1797
Tournaments
6
50 games
Score
36/ 5072.0%
32W8D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
33rd RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CLASSICAL CHESS CUP
Open Swiss
Mar 20265.5/8#1181845-1.0
The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Mar 20266/6#752535+22.2
First Move International Below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Nov 20258/9#11979+45.0
23rd RCC International FIDE Rated Classical Cup
Open Swiss
Sep 20255/7#1281751-13.2
First Move International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Sep 20256.5/8#251954+27.0

Rankings

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India
#1,886
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,472
in continent
World
#77,280
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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4
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5
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7
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8
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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2
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3
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4
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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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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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3
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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