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Deshpande,Sarthak
CM🇨🇦FIDE 25963694· Male· Canada· Born in 2012
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Sarthak Deshpande, a 14-year-old Canadian Candidate Master, is rated 1975 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 14. He is on a steady climb with +64 Elo over the past 12 months. 81 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Canadian Closed, 2026 SCC & Chess4win March Break Open O1900, and 2026 Silent Storm Chess Tournament Classical-Covid Gambit Open. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 Chess4Win July Rapid Open) and 2 blitz events (including Blitz op het 40ste Internationaal Open van Geraardsbergen 2025) recently. He took a 29-month break between Jul 2019 and Jan 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2013 was reached at age 14 (Apr 2026).
Competes for Canada since Nov 2020. Previously known as Sarthak Deshpande (until Apr 2025). Awarded CM in 2026 (age 14). At junior level, he reached #5, #5, #5 and #2 nationally in U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1975
Standard
Rpd1764·Blz1844
All-time high
2013
−38 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 14
Apr 2026 · age 14
Activity
67
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#635 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 2013
at age 14 · −38 from today
Apr 2026
5th Canadian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2001
Jan 2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 14
Jan 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 14
Jan 2026
2025
Renamed to Deshpande,Sarthak
at age 13
Apr 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+85
1890 → 1975
Tournaments
13
61 games
Score
36.5/ 6159.8%
30W13D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/3 | #18 | — | -14.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #63 | 1988 | -23.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #21 | 2139 | +22.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #12 | 1934 | -10.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #175 | 1995 | -2.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #11 | 2491 | +13.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #13 | 2086 | +25.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #18 | 1842 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/4 | #8 | 2347 | +75.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #195 | 1823 | -35.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLaksshana DeepakWFM
🇨🇦CAN·1977
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAshley QianWFM
🇨🇦CAN·2001
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsBingfei WangCM
🇨🇦CAN·2071
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAdithya Sekaran
🇨🇦CAN·1765
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsShuang ChenWCM
🇨🇦CAN·1930
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Canada
#226
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#3,346
in continent
World
#31,660
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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