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Harish, Neeraj
CM🇺🇸FIDE 30958130· Male· United States of America· Born in 2009
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Neeraj Harish, a 17-year-old American Candidate Master, is rated 2179 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2024 and 2223 over the past 2 years. 118 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Reykjavik Open 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - RAP) and 10 blitz events (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - BTZ) recently. His peak of 2231 was reached at age 14 (May 2023).
Awarded CM in 2022 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #59 in U14 and #25, #25, #22 and #18 nationally in U18, U16, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2179
Standard
Rpd2140·Blz1920
All-time high
2231
−52 pts below
May 2023 · age 14
May 2023 · age 14
Activity
96
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
109 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#561 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441
Career timeline
24 entries2026
500 career games
at age 17
Mar 2026
25th American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2223
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-33
2212 → 2179
Tournaments
12
118 games
Score
54.5/ 11846.2%
40W40D38L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #189 | 2153 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #485 | 2289 | +40.3 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #67 | 2133 | +3.9 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #82 | 2224 | +7.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #4 | 1962 | -101.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #74 | 2296 | +96.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/10 | #108 | 2112 | +13.7 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/9 | #108 | 2185 | +28.1 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/9 | #24 | 2076 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #25 | 2206 | +79.2 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#331
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,016
in continent
World
#9,341
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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