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Apaar Saxena
FM🇮🇳FIDE 25937219· Male· India· Born in 2012
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Apaar Saxena, a 14-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2396 and ranked 1st among Indian players under 14, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +261 Elo over the past 12 months. 220 rated games in the past year (≈98/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and IM "Renome" 2 IM "Renome" 2. Also played 4 rapid (including Festival Caissa - Sceptre Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament) and 8 blitz events (including The American Cup 2026 - Blitz) recently.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 12) and CM in 2024 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #13 in U14, World #2 in U12 and #3 and #21 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
2396
Standard
Rpd2075·Blz2163
All-time high
2396
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
168
games / yr avg. · ≈14/mo
252 past 12 mo · ≈21/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Indian players under 14 · of 3,809
Career timeline
21 entries2026
13th U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2396
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 14
May 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 14
May 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 14
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 13
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 13
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 Aperf 2578 (+216) · 7/9 · #17
Evolution
+295
2101 → 2396
Tournaments
29
252 games
Score
120/ 25247.6%
74W92D86L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2/7 | #7 | 2078 | -53.6 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2441 | +60.2 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #6 | 2284 | +21.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #8 | 2219 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #114 | 2398 | +43.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #17 | 2578 | +89.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2460 | +44.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 2192 | -18.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #31 | 2130 | -30.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3.5/8 | #6 | 2202 | -14.0 |
Rankings
/
India
#106
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#372
in continent
World
#1,750
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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