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Dhruva Thota
IM🇮🇳FIDE 25996533· Male· India· Born in 2009
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Dhruva Thota, a 17-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2411 — his current career high and ranked 8th among Indian players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +90 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include RUDAR XLIII - IM ROUND ROBIN, 23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix, and 3e Festival International d'Annemasse - Tournoi Maitre. Also played 2 rapid events (including National Rapid Chess Championship 2025-26) recently. He reached Indian #93 in May 2026.
Awarded IM in 2026 (age 17) and FM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #62 in U18, World #49 in U16 and #12 and #39 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
2411
Standard
Rpd2060·Blz2062
All-time high
2411
at best
Dec 2025 · age 16
Dec 2025 · age 16
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · Indian players under 18 · of 1,391
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Peak Indian rank: #93
at age 17 · rated 2411
May 2026
IM title awardedIM
at age 17 · 2026 1st FIDE Council
May 2026
62nd U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2411
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2400
at age 16
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2411
at age 16
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 16
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+90
2321 → 2411
Tournaments
7
64 games
Score
40.5/ 6463.3%
28W25D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKashthuri Bhai RWCM1,928·21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A')·R2·-17.6
2.[L]vsPrakhar TripathiCM2,155·21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A')·R10·-13.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2522 | +34.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #32 | 2416 | +25.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #17 | 2449 | +32.4 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 2310 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #66 | 2384 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #108 | 2341 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/10 | #75 | 2064 | -44.6 |
Worst Elo result: 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A') (-44.6 Elo, finished #75).
Rankings
/
India
#93
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#324
in continent
World
#1,488
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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