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Gaurang K Gharge
🇮🇳FIDE 25972944· Male· India· Born in 2009
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Gaurang K Gharge, a 17-year-old Indian player, is rated 1626 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +123 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include H2E Power Systems Maharashtra U-17 Open Fide Rating Chess Championship, All India Below 1700 Fide rating chess tournament, Amravati 2026, and Late R. B. Sapre Memorial h2e Power Systems Maharashtra State Amateur Selection FIDE Rating Chess Championship. Also played 9 rapid (including 4th Anniversary Phoenix ChessBase India Chess Club FIDE Rapid Rating Tournaments 2026) and 2 blitz events (including 4th Anniversary Phoenix ChessBase India Chess Club FIDE Blitz Rating 2026) recently. He took a 34-month break between Feb 2020 and Jan 2023 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1626
Standard
Rpd1728·Blz1472
All-time high
1626
at best
Jun 2026 · age 17
Jun 2026 · age 17
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#137,126
#137,126 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 17
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1626
at age 17
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 17
Jun 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 17
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+493 Elo)
1010 → 1503
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2nd Chesskraft Academy All India Below 1800 FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025perf 2384 (+783) · 6/6 · #91
Top opponent
2nd Ramabai Ranade FIDE Classical Rating Chess Tournament Kharghar, Navi Mumbai · May 2026 · +7.0 Elo
Evolution
+159
1467 → 1626
Tournaments
7
63 games
Score
35.5/ 6356.3%
31W9D23L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsAarav Ravi Jhavar1,607·H2e Power Systems Maharashtra State Open Chess Championship 2025·R6·+27.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSwami Mayuresh1,415·H2E Power Systems Maharashtra U-17 Open Fide Rating Chess Championship·R6·-26.8
2.[L]vsKumar M Tulasi Ram1,543·All India Below 1700 Fide rating chess tournament, Amravati 2026·R9·-23.3
3.[L]vsIshaan Mukund Laddha1,572·All India Below 1700 Fide rating chess tournament, Amravati 2026·R8·-21.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/9 | #40 | 1945 | +90.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #60 | 1858 | -55.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/9 | #67 | 1585 | +60.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #62 | 2040 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/6 | #91 | 2384 | +77.7 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #82 | 1751 | +26.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/3 | #394 | 2380 | -56.4 |
Worst Elo result: All India Below 1600 IInd Narendraji Firodiya Chashak Classical Fide Rating Chess Tournament (-56.4 Elo, finished #394).
Rankings
/
India
#4,882
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#21,142
in continent
World
#137,118
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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