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Desikan, Ajith
🇨🇦FIDE 2634309· Male· Canada· Born in 1976
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Ajith Desikan, a 50-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1653 — just 18 short of his peak of 1671 (Jun 2024, age 48). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 41-month break between Oct 2019 and Apr 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 2025 Chess4win October 25-26 Markham Open U1900. Also played 2 rapid events (including 2026 Toronto Rapid Chess Championship Crown) recently.
Current rating
1653
Standard
Rpd1748·Blz1748
All-time high
1671
−18 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 48
Jun 2024 · age 48
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#127,077
#127,077 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+250 Elo)
1421 → 1671
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1671
at age 48 · −18 from today
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 48
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 48
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
Jul 2023
21st Canadian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1463
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
1645 → 1653
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
3/ 475.0%
3W0D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #6 | 1716 | +8.0 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#1,118
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#15,495
in continent
World
#127,071
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Canada
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