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Siddhanth Poonja
🇮🇳FIDE 25181823· Male· India· Born in 2012
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Siddhanth Poonja, a 14-year-old Indian player, is rated 2164 and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players under 14, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 1962 and 2336 over the past 2 years. 104 rated games in the past year (≈92/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above), and 44th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai. Also played 11 rapid (including SRM 3rd International FIDE Rapid Rating Open Chess Tournament-2025) and 5 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 2336 was reached at age 13 (Nov 2025).
Earned a IM norm at 32nd Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai 2025. At junior level, he reached World #32 in U14 and #10 and #9 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
2164
Standard
Rpd2225·Blz2052
All-time high
2336
−172 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 13
Nov 2025 · age 13
Activity
130
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
94 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#21 · Indian players under 14 · of 3,809
Career timeline
13 entries2026
32nd U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2298
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2300
at age 13
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2336
at age 13 · −172 from today
Nov 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 13
Nov 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 13
Jul 2025
500 career games
at age 13
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
32nd Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennaiperf 2465 (+129) · 6.5/9 · #2
Top opponent
Evolution
-52
2216 → 2164
Tournaments
10
94 games
Score
59.5/ 9463.3%
50W19D25L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsDiasmany Otero AcostaIM2,326·32nd Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai·R5·+9.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 8/9 | #1 | 2114 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #88 | 2028 | -33.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/10 | #50 | 2069 | -49.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #7 | 2199 | -24.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/10 | #23 | 2195 | -27.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2245 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/9 | #58 | 2260 | -20.4 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2465 | +121.6 |
Worst Elo result: ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above) (-49.4 Elo, finished #50).
Most-Played Opponents
vsSamuel Stephen Noble SCM
🇮🇳IND·2035
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsYuvanesh A
🇮🇳IND·1929
+4 −2 =1
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🇮🇳IND·1994
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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🇮🇳IND·2128
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAadik Theophane LeninCM
🇮🇳IND·2129
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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India
#381
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,553
in continent
World
#10,315
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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