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Saksham Wadhwa
🇮🇳FIDE 25146378· Male· India· Born in 2008
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Saksham Wadhwa, a 18-year-old Indian player, is rated 2174 — just 10 short of his peak of 2184 (Sep 2024, age 16) and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, National Under-17 Chess Championship 2025-26, and 54th National Junior Open (Under-19) Chess Championship 2025. Also played 13 rapid (including Festival Caissa - Sceptre Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament) and 3 blitz events (including Festival Caissa - Navaratna Blitz FIDE Rating Chess Tournanament) recently.
At junior level, he reached #32, #34 and #41 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2174
Standard
Rpd2024·Blz1989
All-time high
2184
−10 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 16
Sep 2024 · age 16
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#49 · Indian players under 18 · of 1,391
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
May 2026
2025
32nd Indian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2184
Jan 2025
2024
34th Indian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2184
Sep 2024
All-time peak 2184
at age 16 · −10 from today
Sep 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+53
2121 → 2174
Tournaments
6
57 games
Score
30/ 5752.6%
22W16D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #43 | 2136 | +32.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/11 | #69 | 2212 | +78.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/11 | #57 | 2005 | -68.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #120 | 2129 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #215 | 2168 | +19.4 |
Worst Elo result: 54th National Junior Open (Under-19) Chess Championship 2025 (-68.8 Elo, finished #57).
Rankings
/
India
#357
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,481
in continent
World
#9,653
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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