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Vaibhav Kalpaka

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FIDEFIDE 25666231· Male· India· Born in 2009

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Vaibhav Kalpaka, a 17-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2189 and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 113 Elo over the past 12 months. 135 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

2189

Standard

Rpd1872·Blz1943

All-time high

2317

−128 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 16

Activity

95

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

135 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#43 · Indian players under 18 · of 1,391

Career timeline

19 entries
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 · −128 from today
Aug 2025
15th Indian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2302
May 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
May 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
63rd Annual Baltimore Open - Championship
perf 2405 (+234) · 3.5/5 · #6
Top opponent
vs Jianchao ZhouGM 2,597
2nd Annual Federal Open · Oct 2025 · +7.8 Elo
Evolution
-69
2258 → 2189
Tournaments
23
136 games
Score
88/ 13664.7%
68W40D28L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 18
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The Atlantic City Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/9#372253+18.2
5th Annual Old Line Open - Championship
Swiss
Mar 20263/4#22289+13.8
10th Annual George Washington Open - Major
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/5#72071-12.4
3rd Annual Presidents Day Open - Premier
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/8#171928-50.8
63rd Annual Baltimore Open - Championship
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/5#62405+29.2
Worst Elo result: 3rd Annual Presidents Day Open - Premier (-50.8 Elo, finished #17).

Rankings

/
India
#333
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,385
in continent
World
#8,744
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
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2,751
2
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2,739
3
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2,733
4
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2,732
5
🇮🇳Nihal SarinFollow Nihal SarinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,723
6
🇮🇳Vidit, Santosh GujrathiFollow Santosh Gujrathi ViditTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
7
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2,692
8
🇮🇳Harikrishna, PentalaFollow Pentala HarikrishnaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,676
9
🇮🇳Pranav, VFollow V PranavTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,657
10
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2,648
...
333🇮🇳Vaibhav Kalpaka2,189
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,751
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
8
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
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2,729
...
1385🇮🇳Vaibhav Kalpaka2,189
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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8744🇮🇳Vaibhav Kalpaka2,189