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Banik Hrishikesh Kumar
🇮🇳FIDE 25762940· Male· India· Born in 2010
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Banik Hrishikesh Kumar, a 16-year-old Indian player, is rated 2159 — just 20 short of his peak of 2179 (Feb 2026, age 16) and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players under 16, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +73 Elo over the past 12 months. 82 rated games in the past year (≈68/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Under-17 Chess Championship 2025-26, 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy, and 50th National Sub Junior Chess Championship 2025(Open). Also played 1 rapid event (including 18th Inter School FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament) recently.
At junior level, he reached #36, #57, #31, #50 and #17 nationally in U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2159
Standard
Rpd1855·Blz1755
All-time high
2179
−20 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 16
Feb 2026 · age 16
Activity
101
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#43 · Indian players under 16 · of 3,023
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 2179
at age 16 · −20 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 15
Nov 2025
500 career games
at age 15
Jul 2025
36th Indian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2150
Feb 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Jan 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
3rd NITAI GHOSH MEMORIAL FIDE RATED INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025perf 2199 (+90) · 7.5/9 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+106
2053 → 2159
Tournaments
7
82 games
Score
44/ 8253.7%
43W27D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #206 | 2023 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/10 | #38 | 2197 | +32.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 8.5/11 | #5 | 2161 | +38.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7.5/9 | #3 | 2199 | +74.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/11 | #49 | 2057 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/8 | #5 | 1903 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/9 | #62 | 2106 | +8.3 |
Rankings
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India
#390
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,588
in continent
World
#10,630
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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