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Malakar, Saarthak

FM🇨🇦

FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

59

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#29

#29 · Canadian players · of 1,718

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
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

Best result
2026 SCC & Chess4win March Break Open O1900
perf 2530 (+224) · 4.5/5 · #4
Top opponent
vs Razvan PreotuGM 2,474
Markham True North Open O1900 · Jun 2025 · +16.2 Elo
Evolution
+383
19192302
Tournaments
11
59 games
Score
40.5/ 5968.6%
33W15D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Swiss
May 20264.5/7#102268-4.2
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/5#42530+59.2
Swiss
Feb 20264/6#62329+40.8
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/5#22421+50.4
Swiss
Dec 20253.5/5#32280+43.6
Open Swiss
Dec 20252.5/3#92099-2.0
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/3#112768+41.2
Swiss
Oct 20253/5#112005-14.8
Swiss
Aug 20254/6#72309+70.0
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/8#211964-64.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Open U18 (-64.8 Elo, finished #21).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

/
Canada
#29
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#448
in continent
World
#4,025
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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2,533
2
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2,513
3
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2,485
4
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2,470
5
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2,459
6
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2,454
6
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2,454
8
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2,427
9
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2,419
10
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2,414
...
29🇨🇦Malakar, Saarthak2,302
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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448🇨🇦Malakar, Saarthak2,302
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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4025🇨🇦Malakar, Saarthak2,302