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VR
Verma, Raj
🇨🇦FIDE 2643138· Male· Canada· Born in 1976
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Raj Verma, a 50-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1604. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2023–2024) and 12 months (2025–2026). Recent appearances: Bucharest Chess Weekend 66th ed. and Bucharest Chess Weekend 65th ed.. Also played 1 rapid event (including Caro Trophy - 9th ed.) recently. His peak of 1729 was reached at age 48 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1604
Standard
Rpd1584·Blz—
All-time high
1729
−125 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 48
Mar 2024 · age 48
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#144,871
#144,871 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1675 → returned at 1643
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+180 Elo)
1549 → 1729
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 48
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1729
at age 48 · −125 from today
Mar 2024
2023
15th Canadian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1549
Jan 2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1549 → returned at 1729
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-71
1675 → 1604
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
1/ 714.3%
1W0D6L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/3 | #38 | 980 | -39.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #52 | 1735 | -32.0 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#1,264
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#17,896
in continent
World
#144,859
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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