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Mehta, Hursh
🇺🇸FIDE 30961157· Male· United States of America· Born in 2004
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Hursh Mehta, a 22-year-old American player, is rated 1998 — just 30 short of his peak of 2028 (May 2026, age 22). He is progressing steadily with +78 Elo over the past 12 months. 110 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4th International Open Chess Tournament Pafos Cyprus Group A, Reykjavik Open 2026, and 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open. Also played 1 rapid (including PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - G2 rapid tournament) and 8 blitz events (including Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026 - Super Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #88 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1998
Standard
Rpd1896·Blz2111
All-time high
2028
−30 pts below
May 2026 · age 22
May 2026 · age 22
Activity
71
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
105 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#27,833
#27,833 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 2028
at age 22 · −30 from today
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 22
Jan 2026
2024
88th American U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1889
Feb 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 19
Oct 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+189 Elo)
1648 → 1837
Oct 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+77
1921 → 1998
Tournaments
13
108 games
Score
54/ 10850.0%
51W17D40L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMiguel Moreno IbanezFM2,175·IV Open Internacional de Ajedrez Sub 2400 Casabermeja 2025·R4·+15.7
3.[W]vsNicolas Alba Fernandez2,145·IV Open Internacional de Ajedrez Sub 2400 Casabermeja 2025·R6·+15.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #18 | 2037 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #64 | 1806 | -33.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #25 | 2087 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #93 | 1996 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #48 | 2148 | +28.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #204 | 1960 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/10 | #152 | 1976 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #102 | 1980 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #16 | 2211 | +58.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #12 | 1950 | +2.8 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#772
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#2,922
in continent
World
#27,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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