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Mahale Pankaj
🇮🇳FIDE 25631586· Male· India· Born in 1979
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Mahale Pankaj, a 47-year-old Indian player, is rated 1585 — just 20 short of his peak of 1605 (Mar 2024, age 45). He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: All India Open Shantikumarji Firodia Classical Fide Rating Chess Tournament and Grand Chess Festival Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including 3rd JKs ECA All India Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 2nd Pune International Speed Festival 2026 - Blitz Rating Chess Tournament) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1585
Standard
Rpd1543·Blz1540
All-time high
1605
−20 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 45
Mar 2024 · age 45
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#152,736
#152,736 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+241 Elo)
1342 → 1583
Sep 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1583 → returned at 1576
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 45
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 45
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 45
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1605
at age 45 · −20 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
LBHM CHESS FESTIVAL - 2026 20th Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial, Open Fide Rating Chess Tournamentperf 1727 (+142) · 4.5/7 · #209
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1583 → 1585
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
14.5/ 2655.8%
13W3D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #209 | 1727 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #51 | 1699 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #110 | 1657 | -6.8 |
Rankings
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India
#6,399
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#25,640
in continent
World
#152,721
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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