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Sharma Pankaj
CM🇮🇳FIDE 25080407· Male· India· Born in 1990
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Sharma Pankaj, a 36-year-old Indian Candidate Master, is rated 1868. He is on a breakout run, having gained +89 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2000), FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - U2000, and 1st MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN CLASSICAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - Open Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - Open Blitz) recently. He took a 32-month break between Sep 2019 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1964 was reached at age 27 (May 2017).
Awarded CM in 2017 (age 27).
Current rating
1868
Standard
Rpd1859·Blz1849
All-time high
1964
−96 pts below
May 2017 · age 27
May 2017 · age 27
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#56,356
#56,356 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
61st Indian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1868
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 35
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 35
Jul 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 34
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 34
Mar 2024
2019
500 career games
at age 29
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
SHRI DHANPAT RAI SACHDEVA MEMORIAL OPEN INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENTperf 2080 (+313) · 6.5/8 · #72
Top opponent
Evolution
+68
1800 → 1868
Tournaments
7
60 games
Score
35/ 6058.3%
32W6D22L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsPrakash RamFM1,968·1st MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN CLASSICAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025·R7·+14.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSomya1,548·1st MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN CLASSICAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025·R2·-16.2
2.[L]vsAyush S Jagtap1,401·3rd UINSports International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament Pune 2025·R6·-16.0
3.[L]vsPalepu Samyuktha1,432·3rd UINSports International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament Pune 2025·R2·-15.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 1950 | +25.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #43 | 1979 | +44.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #28 | 1849 | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/8 | #72 | 2080 | +64.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #43 | 1905 | +53.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #274 | 1586 | -52.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/5 | #120 | 1697 | -87.0 |
Worst Elo result: 3rd UINSports International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament Pune 2025 (-87.0 Elo, finished #120).
Rankings
/
India
#1,322
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,659
in continent
World
#56,355
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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