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Kanishka S
🇮🇳FIDE 25731564· Female· India· Born in 2007
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Kanishka S, a 19-year-old Indian player, is rated 1913 — just 16 short of her peak of 1929 (Dec 2024, age 17) and sitting in the top 4% of Indian women. She is rising rapidly, having gained +167 Elo over the past 12 months. 100 rated games in the past year (≈79/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Open Chess Tournament, CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026, and 39th National Junior Girls (Under-19) Chess Championship 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including 7th SHAASTRA Rapid FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 25th RCC International FIDE Rated Blitz Cup) recently.
At junior level, she reached #100, #67 and #56 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1913
Standard
Rpd1756·Blz1729
All-time high
1929
−16 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 17
Dec 2024 · age 17
Activity
98
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
92 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#114 · Indian women · of 2,640
Career timeline
13 entries2026
100th Indian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1913
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 18
Sep 2025
2024
All-time peak 1929
at age 17 · −16 from today
Dec 2024
500 career games
at age 17
Aug 2024
67th Indian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1918
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026finished #1 (seeded #16 of 150)
Evolution
+133
1780 → 1913
Tournaments
8
95 games
Score
52.5/ 9555.3%
48W30D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #3 | 1971 | +20.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #17 | 1872 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 8/9 | #1 | 2078 | +34.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/11 | #38 | 1869 | +9.9 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/11 | #57 | 1794 | -33.5 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/8 | #73 | 1997 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #26 | 1767 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/8 | #17 | 2127 | +84.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKeerti Shree ReddyWFM
🇮🇳IND·1953
+4 −6 =2
12 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsRindhiya VWFM
🇮🇳IND·2038
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsMagizhini M
🇮🇳IND·1712
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsShanmathi Sree SWCM
🇮🇳IND·2053
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2026
View head-to-head →
vsPranavasri S
🇮🇳IND·1781
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
India
#1,084
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,322
in continent
World
#44,948
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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