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Panjwani, Raja
IM🇨🇦FIDE 2604493· Male· Canada· Born in 1990
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Raja Panjwani, a 36-year-old Canadian International Master, is rated 2389 and ranked 16th among Canadian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Canadian Closed, 2026 Spring Southeastern FIDE - Championship, and Prva liga Srbije za 2025. godinu. He took a 14-month break between Sep 2018 and Dec 2019. His peak of 2485 was reached at age 32 (Sep 2022); he also reached Canadian #2 in Jan 2023 and spent 19 months in Canadian top 5.
Awarded IM in 2009 (age 19) and FM in 2008 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #92 in U20, World #79 in U12 and #3, #3 and #4 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2389
Standard
Rpd2385·Blz2395
All-time high
2485
−96 pts below
Sep 2022 · age 32
Sep 2022 · age 32
Activity
62
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
78 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · Canadian players · of 1,682
19 months in National top 5 (2022–2024)
19 months in National top 5 (2022–2024)
Career timeline
21 entries2025
1,000 career games
at age 35
May 2025
2024
19 months in national top 5
since Aug 2022
Nov 2024
2023
Peak Canadian rank: #2
at age 33 · rated 2485
Jan 2023
2022
All-time peak 2485
at age 32 · −96 from today
Sep 2022
2018
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2450 → returned at 2444
Sep 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2400
at age 26
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-48
2437 → 2389
Tournaments
7
58 games
Score
28/ 5848.3%
16W24D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2400 | +6.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2297 | -3.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2.5/11 | #72 | 2335 | -12.9 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 2.5/9 | #9 | 2240 | -23.0 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #6 | 2356 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #23 | 2508 | +7.5 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #8 | 2362 | -3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJonathan TayarIM
🇨🇦CAN·2325
+2 −0 =9
11 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsDjurabek KhamrakulovGM
🇺🇿UZB·2478
+0 −7 =3
10 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsBator SambuevGM
🇨🇦CAN·2434
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsAaron JacobsonIM
🇺🇸USA·2364
+7 −2 =0
9 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsNikolay NoritsynIM
🇨🇦CAN·2453
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Canada
#16
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#217
in continent
World
#1,864
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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