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Dhanekula, Rithul
🇺🇸FIDE 30974810· Male· United States of America· Born in 2007
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Rithul Dhanekula, a 19-year-old American player, is rated 1830 — just 12 short of his peak of 1842 (Aug 2025, age 18). He is climbing fast, having gained +108 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Expert, 8th Annual Queen City of the Prairie Open and Fort Worth Championship, and 2025 Universal Open - 1800-1999.
Current rating
1830
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1842
−12 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 18
Aug 2025 · age 18
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#67,150
#67,150 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1842
at age 18 · −12 from today
Aug 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+275 Elo)
1426 → 1701
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2024
2021
First FIDE rating
1426 · at age 14
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
Luis Salinas 80th Annual Texas State and Amateur - Amateurfinished #3 (seeded #12 of 150)
Evolution
+61
1769 → 1830
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
15.5/ 2464.6%
10W11D3L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsKiara Sajish Pavithran1,616·Luis Salinas 80th Annual Texas State and Amateur - Amateur·R1·+11.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/7 | #48 | 1786 | -10.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #8 | 1874 | +11.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/6 | #6 | 1962 | +60.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5/7 | #3 | 1846 | +46.8 |
Rankings
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United States of America
#1,898
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#7,640
in continent
World
#67,150
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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