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Talwalkar, Vedant
FM🇺🇸FIDE 30962498· Male· United States of America· Born in 2010
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Vedant Talwalkar, a 16-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2124 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +103 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈83/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Cornerstone Holiday Norm Invitationals #2 - IM B, 2025 Cornerstone Thanksgiving Invitationals - IM A, and 2025 Cornerstone Chess Labor Day Invitational - IM A. Also played 1 rapid (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - RAP) and 2 blitz events (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - BTZ) recently. His peak of 2184 was reached at age 14 (Aug 2024).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 14). At junior level, he reached #41, #18 and #20 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2124
Standard
Rpd2100·Blz1874
All-time high
2184
−60 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 14
Aug 2024 · age 14
Activity
83
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#553 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
12 entries2026
41st American U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2125
Jan 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
Jan 2026
2024
18th American U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2184
Aug 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 14
Aug 2024
All-time peak 2184
at age 14 · −60 from today
Aug 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 14
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+110
2014 → 2124
Tournaments
6
51 games
Score
19.5/ 5138.2%
14W11D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPaul Findeling Creus1,918·5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre·R5·-28.6
2.[L]vsMaja ZiobrowskaWFM2,103·5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre·R9·-18.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3/9 | #8 | 2109 | -1.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 2173 | +30.0 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 3/9 | #9 | 2133 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/10 | #43 | 2213 | +90.7 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/9 | #139 | 1969 | -26.3 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/5 | #35 | 2011 | -6.8 |
Worst Elo result: 5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre (-26.3 Elo, finished #139).
Rankings
/
United States of America
#427
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,394
in continent
World
#13,301
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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