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Rakesh Gowda G C
🇮🇳FIDE 25733338· Male· India· Born in 1997
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Rakesh Gowda G C, a 29-year-old Indian player, is rated 1563 — just 23 short of his peak of 1586 (Apr 2025, age 28). He is climbing fast, having gained +92 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700), 11th BBCF - International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament, and INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025. Also played 9 rapid (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International RAPID FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Little England 1st International FIDE Rated Blitz Open Chess Tournament - 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2017–2018) and 65 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1563
Standard
Rpd1505·Blz1490
All-time high
1586
−23 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 28
Apr 2025 · age 28
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#161,236
#161,236 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
100 career games
at age 29
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 28
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1586
at age 28 · −23 from today
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+344 Elo)
1218 → 1562
Feb 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 27
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
First Move International Below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournamentperf 2305 (+802) · 6/5 · #108
Top opponent
Evolution
+103
1460 → 1563
Tournaments
8
71 games
Score
43/ 7160.6%
40W6D25L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRishith Devnarayan S1,675·Vimana City 1st International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R8·+14.9
2.[W]vsSaransh Goel1,654·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700)·R2·+13.5
3.[W]vsLakshmanan Natesan1,591·Vimana City 1st International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R5·+12.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/7 | #27 | 2338 | +52.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #242 | 1545 | -16.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/8 | #115 | 1698 | +19.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/8 | #186 | 1564 | -14.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/5 | #254 | 2313 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/5 | #108 | 2305 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/6 | #267 | 2017 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #249 | 1826 | +26.0 |
Worst Elo result: Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament for Below 1650 (-16.8 Elo, finished #242).
Rankings
/
India
#7,395
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#28,321
in continent
World
#161,219
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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