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Saeeja Gunesh Dessai
🇮🇳FIDE 25973126· Female· India· Born in 2011
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Saeeja Gunesh Dessai, a 15-year-old Indian player, is rated 1720 — her current career high. She is progressing steadily with +61 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: Goa State Selection U-15 Girls FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026 and "Late Shri Vasudeva V Dempo Memorial" Fide Rating Chess Tournament. Also played 1 blitz event (including 3rd Blitz Fide Rating Chess Tournament) recently.
Current rating
1720
Standard
Rpd1694·Blz1534
All-time high
1720
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#102,783
#102,783 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1720
at age 15
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+500 Elo)
1158 → 1658
Feb 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 14
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Dec 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Goa State Selection U-15 Girls FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026perf 2280 (+560) · 8.5/8 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+62
1658 → 1720
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
13/ 1681.3%
12W2D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVaishnavi Vijay Parab1,632·Goa State Selection U-15 Girls FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026·R5·+15.0
2.[W]vsDessai Vansh Vallabha1,462·"Late Shri Vasudeva V Dempo Memorial" Fide Rating Chess Tournament·R7·+10.0
3.[W]vsTerse Asmi Amit1,522·Goa State Selection U-15 Girls FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026·R6·+9.7
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsRajveer Patil1,816·"Late Shri Vasudeva V Dempo Memorial" Fide Rating Chess Tournament·R8·-11.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 8.5/8 | #1 | 2280 | +69.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #41 | 1786 | -8.0 |
Rankings
/
India
#2,863
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#13,566
in continent
World
#102,781
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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