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Dakshita Kumawat
WCM🇮🇳FIDE 25944304· Female· India· Born in 2008
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Dakshita Kumawat, a 18-year-old Indian Woman Candidate Master, is rated 2001 — her current career high and sitting in the top 3% of Indian women. She is on a breakout run, having gained +159 Elo over the past 12 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 35th National U-17 (Girls) Chess Chamionship-2025, 2ND DEWAS INTERNATIONAL FIDE CLASSICAL RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026, and Rajasthan State Amateur (Below 2300) Selection Trial (Open & Women ) Fide Rated Chess Championship.. Also played 1 rapid event (including Rajkot FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament) recently.
Awarded WCM in 2026 (age 18). At junior level, she reached #65 and #42 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2001
Standard
Rpd1667·Blz1737
All-time high
2001
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#82 · Indian women · of 2,640
Career timeline
10 entries2026
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 18
Jun 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 18
May 2026
All-time peak 2001
at age 18
May 2026
2024
65th Indian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1980
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Mar 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+351 Elo)
1395 → 1746
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+159
1842 → 2001
Tournaments
6
59 games
Score
35.5/ 5960.2%
38W13D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7.5/11 | #9 | 2021 | +52.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/2 | #51 | 2324 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/6 | #13 | 1978 | -35.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/11 | #15 | 1936 | +27.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/11 | #35 | 2009 | +52.7 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2015 | +54.8 |
Worst Elo result: Rajasthan State Amateur (Below 2300) Selection Trial (Open & Women ) Fide Rated Chess Championship. (-35.6 Elo, finished #13).
Rankings
/
India
#733
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,405
in continent
World
#27,349
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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