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Henish Janeshkumar Raj
🇮🇳FIDE 25165763· Male· India· Born in 1999
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Henish Janeshkumar Raj, a 27-year-old Indian player, is rated 1551 — just 3 short of his peak of 1554 (Jul 2024, age 25). He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 7 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: AICFB National Team Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025 and AICFB West Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025. He took a 39-month break between Feb 2020 and Jun 2023 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1551
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1554
−3 pts below
Jul 2024 · age 25
Jul 2024 · age 25
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#165,899
#165,899 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2024
All-time peak 1554
at age 25 · −3 from today
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+406 Elo)
1137 → 1543
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 25
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 25
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Jan 2024
2023
Crossed 1200
at age 24
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
AICFB West Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025perf 1812 (+266) · 5/6 · #36
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1549 → 1551
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
6W5D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMangal Mohan1,559·AICFB National Team Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025·R1·+10.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPK Mohammed Salih1,504·AICFB National Team Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025·R3·-11.4
2.[L]vsPatni Aniket Chandrakantbhai1,520·AICFB West Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025·R7·-10.7
3.[L]vsVijay Karia1,714·AICFB National Team Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025·R2·-5.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #26 | 1579 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/6 | #36 | 1812 | -2.6 |
Rankings
/
India
#8,019
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#29,931
in continent
World
#165,877
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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