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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 2189 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +68 Elo over the past 12 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 18, 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, and National Under-17 Chess Championship 2025-26. Also played 13 rapid (including Festival Caissa - Sceptre Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament) and 4 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
2189
Standard
Rpd2024·Blz1944
All-time high
2189
at best
Jun 2026 · age 18
Jun 2026 · age 18
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#46 · Indian players under 18 · of 1,313
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 2189
at age 18
Jun 2026
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
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+68
2121 → 2189
Tournaments
7
66 games
Score
37/ 6656.1%
27W20D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2133 | +15.2 |
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 |
Worst Elo result: 54th National Junior Open (Under-19) Chess Championship 2025 (-68.8 Elo, finished #57).
Rankings
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India
#334
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,380
in continent
World
#8,776
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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