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Goel, Vayum
🇦🇺FIDE 25105035· Male· Australia· Born in 2011
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Vayum Goel, a 15-year-old Australian player, is rated 1798 — just 12 short of his peak of 1810 (Feb 2026, age 15). He is on a steady climb with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sydney International Open - Challengers, 2026 Rooty Hill Autumn Swiss Rounds 5-8, and 2026 Rooty Hill Autumn Swiss Rounds 1-4. Also played 2 rapid (including 2026 Rooty Hill Rapid Championships) and 8 blitz events (including 2026 Australian Blitz Championship) recently. He took a 47-month break between Nov 2019 and Nov 2023 (COVID-19 included).
Competes for Australia since Sep 2023. Previously known as Vayum Goel (until Sep 2023). At junior level, he reached #44, #26, #88, #21 and #14 nationally in U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1798
Standard
Rpd1837·Blz1845
All-time high
1810
−12 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 15
Feb 2026 · age 15
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#76,990
#76,990 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
44th Australian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1810
Feb 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1810
at age 15 · −12 from today
Feb 2026
2024
26th Australian U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1777
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+743 Elo)
1034 → 1777
Jun 2024
6-month rising streak
+617 Elo
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+30
1768 → 1798
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
18/ 3650.0%
18W9D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #12 | 1850 | +51.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/2 | #16 | 2313 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/4 | #26 | 1488 | -64.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/5 | #22 | 2541 | +30.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #4 | 1821 | +12.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVihaan Anup Kumar
🇦🇺AUS·2077
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsAnup Kumar Siva Sankaran
🇦🇺AUS·1860
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAvinav Sivaraj
🇦🇺AUS·1814
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsJohn Yao
🇦🇺AUS·1667
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBaby Joseph
🇦🇺AUS·1544
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#440
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,418
in continent
World
#76,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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