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Said Mahesh
🇮🇳FIDE 25608924· Male· India· Born in 1995
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Said Mahesh, a 31-year-old Indian player, is rated 1643 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +108 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include All India Civil Services Men Chess Championship 2025-26, All India Civil Services Men Team Chess Championship 2025-26, and 4th UINSports International Below 1700 FIDE Rating Chess Tournament Pune 2025. Also played 3 rapid events (including Morde Foundation 2nd All India Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament, Pune) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 65 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2022–2023).
Current rating
1643
Standard
Rpd1570·Blz1572
All-time high
1643
at best
Mar 2026 · age 31
Mar 2026 · age 31
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#130,264
#130,264 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Crossed 1600
at age 31
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1643
at age 31
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+285 Elo)
1281 → 1566
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 29
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 29
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1281 → returned at 1276
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+71
1572 → 1643
Tournaments
5
37 games
Score
19.5/ 3752.7%
18W3D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #60 | 1944 | +50.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #31 | 1785 | +30.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #68 | 1601 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5/7 | #68 | 1975 | +30.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 1/4 | #96 | 1720 | +6.4 |
Rankings
/
India
#4,312
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#19,431
in continent
World
#130,258
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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