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Hari Ganesh T
CM🇮🇳FIDE 25995901· Male· India· Born in 2007
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Hari Ganesh T, a 19-year-old Indian Candidate Master, is rated 2238 — just 9 short of his peak of 2247 (Feb 2026, age 19) and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players under 20, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +173 Elo over the past 12 months. 96 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026, 41st Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai, and 39th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatore. Also played 5 rapid (including SRM 3rd International FIDE Rapid Rating Open Chess Tournament-2025) and 1 blitz events (including SRR International Blitz Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament) recently.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #34, #35 and #64 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2238
Standard
Rpd2079·Blz1797
All-time high
2247
−9 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 19
Feb 2026 · age 19
Activity
81
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
75 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#34 · Indian players under 20 · of 859
Career timeline
16 entries2026
34th Indian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2247
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2247
at age 19 · −9 from today
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
35th Indian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2203
Dec 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 18
Dec 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 18
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+237
2001 → 2238
Tournaments
9
75 games
Score
55/ 7573.3%
43W24D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVivaan Vishal ShahFM2,331·36th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatore·R1·+27.1
2.[W]vsCarlomagno OblitasIM2,321·36th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatore·R9·+26.5
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsWilson Guillermo Palencia MoralesIM2,229·36th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatore·R6·-18.5
3.[L]vsEvgeniy PodolchenkoGM2,341·36th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatore·R2·-12.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/8 | #2 | 2289 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #107 | 1886 | -20.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 2268 | +7.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #3 | 2290 | +45.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/8 | #7 | 2083 | -6.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 2270 | +62.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/7 | #15 | 2580 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7.5/9 | #4 | 2119 | +63.1 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 8/9 | #2 | 2170 | +63.8 |
Worst Elo result: Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026 (-20.4 Elo, finished #107).
Rankings
/
India
#269
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,090
in continent
World
#6,319
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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