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Apaar Saxena

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

168

games / yr avg. · ≈14/mo

252 past 12 mo · ≈21/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#1

#1 · Indian players under 14 · of 3,809

Career timeline

21 entries
2026
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

Top opponent
vs Anton KorobovGM 2,628
Chess Slovak Open 2025 · Aug 2025 · +7.3 Elo
Evolution
+295
21012396
Tournaments
29
252 games
Score
120/ 25247.6%
74W92D86L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMark HeimannGM2,511·2026 Saint Louis Masters·R1·+17.3
2.[W]vsPraveen BalakrishnanGM2,505·2025 U.S. Masters·R7·+16.9
3.[W]vsAlija MuratovicGM2,481·GM MIX Bijeljina 2026·R9·+15.6
Top 3 losses

Last 12 months — tournaments

12 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Round-Robin
May 20262/7#72078-53.6
Round-Robin
Apr 20267/9#12441+60.2
Round-Robin
Apr 20264/8#62284+21.4
Swiss
Apr 20263.5/8#82219+5.8
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/8#1142398+43.8
Open Swiss
Apr 20267/9#172578+89.0
Round-Robin
Mar 20267/9#12460+44.6
Round-Robin
Mar 20263.5/9#82192-18.2
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/9#312130-30.8
Round-Robin
Mar 20263.5/8#62202-14.0
Worst Elo result: Kronborg Chess Open 2026 - 1 (-53.6 Elo, finished #7).

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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India
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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106🇮🇳Apaar Saxena2,396
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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372🇮🇳Apaar Saxena2,396
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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1750🇮🇳Apaar Saxena2,396