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GK
Gaurav Kathuria
🇮🇳FIDE 25779397· Male· India· Born in 1989
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Gaurav Kathuria, a 37-year-old Indian player, is rated 1708 — his current career high. He is currently in the 1700–1750 range. 21 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: All India Civil Services Men Chess Championship 2025-26 and All India Civil Services Men Team Chess Championship 2025-26. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2018–2019), 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 35 months (2022–2025).
Current rating
1708
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1708
at best
Mar 2026 · age 37
Mar 2026 · age 37
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#107,041
#107,041 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1708
at age 37
Mar 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 35
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 35
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1469 → returned at 1699
Jun 2022
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
Feb 2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1521 → returned at 1469
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
1699 → 1708
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
9.5/ 1563.3%
9W1D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #72 | 2005 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #42 | 1832 | -3.6 |
Rankings
/
India
#3,052
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#14,394
in continent
World
#107,038
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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