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Pranay Akula
🇮🇳FIDE 25131001· Male· India· Born in 2009
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Pranay Akula, a 17-year-old Indian player, is rated 2152 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players under 18, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +133 Elo over the past 12 months. 87 rated games in the past year (≈72/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026. Also played 5 rapid (including Festival Caissa - Sceptre Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament) and 2 blitz events (including NATIONAL BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025-26) recently.
At junior level, he reached #52, #75 and #81 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2152
Standard
Rpd1948·Blz1981
All-time high
2152
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
98
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
87 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#52 · Indian players under 18 · of 1,391
Career timeline
11 entries2026
52nd Indian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2152
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
May 2026
All-time peak 2152
at age 17
May 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Jan 2026
2025
75th Indian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2076
Jul 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 16
May 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026 · Mar 2026 · +18.1 Elo
Evolution
+90
2062 → 2152
Tournaments
8
77 games
Score
42/ 7754.5%
28W28D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #180 | 2200 | +55.9 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #614 | 2155 | +42.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/9 | #136 | 2050 | -38.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #12 | 1969 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/11 | #15 | 2089 | +24.0 |
Worst Elo result: CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026 (-38.4 Elo, finished #136).
Rankings
/
India
#396
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,652
in continent
World
#11,115
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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