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Vaibhav Kalpaka
FM🇮🇳FIDE 25666231· Male· India· Born in 2009
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Vaibhav Kalpaka, a 17-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2209 and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 49 Elo over the past 12 months. 144 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Atlantic City Open, 5th Annual Old Line Open - Championship, and 10th Annual George Washington Open - Major. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. He took a 26-month break between Feb 2020 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2317 was reached at age 16 (Aug 2025).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #78 in U12, World #89 in U10 and #46, #15, #19 and #40 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U8.
Current rating
2209
Standard
Rpd1872·Blz1943
All-time high
2317
−108 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 16
Aug 2025 · age 16
Activity
98
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
132 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#40 · Indian players under 18 · of 1,313
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
Jun 2026
46th Indian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2193
Feb 2026
500 career games
at age 17
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 16
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2317
at age 16 · −108 from today
Aug 2025
15th Indian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2302
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-56
2265 → 2209
Tournaments
23
136 games
Score
89/ 13665.4%
67W44D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #20 | 2274 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #37 | 2253 | +18.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #2 | 2289 | +13.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 2071 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/8 | #17 | 1928 | -50.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2405 | +29.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/4 | #4 | 2770 | +9.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 2016 | -26.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #84 | 2165 | -14.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2210 | +4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMatthew Guo DiaoFM
🇺🇸USA·2265
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsSteven LiuCM
🇺🇸USA·2109
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsTal BaronGM
🇮🇱ISR·2410
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSiddharth Kurup
🇺🇸USA·2032
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKyle Zhuang
🇺🇸USA·2305
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
India
#302
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,257
in continent
World
#7,699
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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