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Arnav Maheshwari
FM🇮🇳FIDE 25660357· Male· India· Born in 2007
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Arnav Maheshwari, a 19-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2327 — just 15 short of his peak of 2342 (Feb 2026, age 19) and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players under 20, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 7 months. 79 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A, GM MIX Bijeljina 2026, and S: MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR OPEN ''BOSNJACI 2026''. Also played 7 rapid events (including Frankfurter Silvester-Open 2025) recently.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 17). Earned a IM norm at 33rd Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai 2025. At junior level, he reached #23, #21, #16, #31, #14 and #9 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2327
Standard
Rpd2200·Blz1922
All-time high
2342
−15 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 19
Feb 2026 · age 19
Activity
73
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
90 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#27 · Indian players under 20 · of 859
Career timeline
19 entries2026
23rd Indian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2342
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2342
at age 19 · −33 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 18
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 17
Nov 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 17
Aug 2024
21st Indian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2328
Jul 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
33rd Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennaiperf 2486 (+158) · 7/9 · #2
Evolution
+43
2284 → 2327
Tournaments
10
89 games
Score
57/ 8964.0%
49W26D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsCarlomagno OblitasIM2,379·33rd Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai·R2·+11.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/5 | #45 | 2390 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/6 | #7 | 2328 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/8 | #85 | 2175 | -32.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/8 | #29 | 2268 | -14.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2336 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2356 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8/11 | #9 | 2331 | +11.0 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2486 | +46.8 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 2300 | +3.6 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #8 | 2262 | -6.2 |
Worst Elo result: 19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A (-32.6 Elo, finished #85).
Most-Played Opponents
vsHarikrishnan.A.RaGM
🇮🇳IND·2519
+0 −8 =2
10 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsSenthil Maran KIM
🇮🇳IND·2295
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsPrasannaa.sFM
🇮🇳IND·2269
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsKrishnan P. SaravanaIM
🇮🇳IND·2200
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Aug 2023
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Rankings
/
India
#174
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#647
in continent
World
#3,260
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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