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Malakar, Saarthak
FM🇨🇦FIDE 30974291· Male· Canada· Born in 2008
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Saarthak Malakar, a 18-year-old Canadian FIDE Master, is rated 2302 — just 4 short of his peak of 2306 (Apr 2026, age 18) and ranked 29th among Canadian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +405 Elo over the past 12 months. 71 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 SCC & Chess4win March Break Open O1900, 2026 Reading Week Open - Crown, and 2026 SCC & Chess4win Happy New Year Open O1900. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 Toronto Blitz) recently. He reached Canadian #29 in Apr 2026.
Competes for Canada since Dec 2023. Awarded FM in 2026 (age 18) and CM in 2026 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #5, #14 and #58 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2302
Standard
Rpd1731·Blz1779
All-time high
2306
−4 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#29
#29 · Canadian players · of 1,718
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Peak Canadian rank: #29
at age 18 · rated 2306
Apr 2026
5th Canadian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2306
Apr 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 18
Apr 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 18
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2306
at age 18
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 18
Apr 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+383
1919 → 2302
Tournaments
11
59 games
Score
40.5/ 5968.6%
33W15D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #10 | 2268 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/5 | #4 | 2530 | +59.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #6 | 2329 | +40.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2421 | +50.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2280 | +43.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/3 | #9 | 2099 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #11 | 2768 | +41.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #11 | 2005 | -14.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #7 | 2309 | +70.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/8 | #21 | 1964 | -64.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEric QianCM
🇨🇦CAN·2090
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsHeye GaoCM
🇨🇦CAN·2099
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsNolan Wu
🇨🇦CAN·2049
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsJoshua Bakradze
🇨🇦CAN·1530
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsDavid Gunapalan
🇨🇦CAN·1855
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
/
Canada
#29
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#448
in continent
World
#4,025
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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