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Kandalam Teja
🇮🇳FIDE 25176757· Male· India· Born in 2007
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Kandalam Teja, a 19-year-old Indian player, is rated 1596. He has fluctuated between 1594 and 1667 over the past 2 years. 38 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include INTERNATIONAL FIDE OPEN RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT- 2025, Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament, and SRR Open International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament. Also played 1 rapid (including INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATING RAPID OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT) and 2 blitz events (including SRR International Blitz Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament) recently. He took a 29-month break between Jan 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1667 was reached at age 18 (Oct 2025).
Current rating
1596
Standard
Rpd1440·Blz1617
All-time high
1667
−71 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 18
Oct 2025 · age 18
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#147,913
#147,913 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1667
at age 18 · −71 from today
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+423 Elo)
1186 → 1609
Feb 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 17
Jul 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-45
1641 → 1596
Tournaments
5
44 games
Score
27/ 4461.4%
25W4D15L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSomiddho Rajbanshi1,748·16th KIIT International Chess Festival (Category B Below 1900)·R7·+26.0
3.[W]vsTamboli Rahan Salim1,532·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R8·+14.1
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsSankaranarayanan V1,565·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R9·-24.1
3.[L]vsChaubey Bharat1,586·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R4·-22.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #60 | 1634 | -42.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/9 | #82 | 1602 | -28.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/6 | #125 | 2462 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/8 | #89 | 1777 | +27.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5/8 | #122 | 1773 | +32.0 |
Rankings
/
India
#5,892
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#24,252
in continent
World
#147,900
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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