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Gawai Siddhant
FM🇮🇳INACTIVE · since May 2025FIDE 25629794· Male· India· Born in 2007
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Gawai Siddhant, a 19-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2281 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players under 20, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays around 40 rated games per year and took a 27-month break between Feb 2020 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). Also played 3 rapid (including 18th GH Raisoni Memorial International FIDE (Rapid) Rating Chess Tournament 2025) and 1 blitz events (including 18th GH Raisoni Memorial International FIDE (Blitz) Rating Chess Tournament 2025) recently.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #30, #21, #45, #41, #33 and #68 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2281
Standard
Rpd2103·Blz1972
All-time high
2281
at best
May 2025 · age 18
May 2025 · age 18
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#30 · Indian players under 20 · of 859
Career timeline
17 entries2026
30th Indian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2281
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 18
Jun 2025
21st Indian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2281
May 2025
All-time peak 2281
at age 18
May 2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2281 → still inactive
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category A) · Jun 2026 · +5.2 Elo
Evolution
0
2281 → 2281
Tournaments
2
20 games
Score
13/ 2065.0%
11W4D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlexei FedorovGM2,388·4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category A)·R8·+13.0
2.[W]vsAkshit Kumar JCM2,107·4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category A)·R6·+5.4
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMiraziz MatyakubovCM2,361·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-A 1900 & Above)·R9·-7.7
3.[L]vsApoorv KambleIM2,431·4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category A)·R10·-5.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 6.5/10 | #40 | 2316 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/10 | #51 | 2191 | -16.4 |
Worst Elo result: 17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-A 1900 & Above) (-16.4 Elo, finished #51).
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Rankings
/
India
#222
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#857
in continent
World
#4,679
out of 400,000+
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