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Jess Ruchandani
🇮🇳FIDE 25974300· Male· India· Born in 2007
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Jess Ruchandani, a 19-year-old Indian player, is rated 2112 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +280 Elo over the past 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include BENIDORM CHESS OPEN A 2025, 3e Festival International d'Annemasse - Tournoi Maitre, and Fagernes International Autumn 2025 GM. Also played 1 rapid (including 1st CHARIOT CHESS ACADEMY ALL INDIA OPEN FIDE RAPID RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Fagernes Autum Blitz II NGP) recently.
At junior level, he reached #51 and #56 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2112
Standard
Rpd1746·Blz1820
All-time high
2112
at best
Dec 2025 · age 18
Dec 2025 · age 18
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#468 · Indian players · of 19,102
Career timeline
11 entries2026
51st Indian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2112
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
56th Indian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2112
Dec 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 18
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2112
at age 18
Dec 2025
6-month rising streak
+405 Elo
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+333
1779 → 2112
Tournaments
7
58 games
Score
26.5/ 5845.7%
16W21D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #36 | 2087 | +55.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/9 | #62 | 2098 | +52.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/8 | #45 | 2066 | +36.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/10 | #145 | 2002 | +136.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #16 | 2018 | +118.8 |
Worst Elo result: 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A') (-68.0 Elo, finished #290).
Rankings
/
India
#468
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,010
in continent
World
#14,297
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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