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Mahesh, Kanishk
🇺🇸FIDE 30976634· Male· United States of America· Born in 2012
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Kanishk Mahesh, a 14-year-old American player, is rated 1798 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +152 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Phillip ONeal Taylor Georgia State Championship - Amateur, 23rd Annual Southern Class Championship - Expert, and 2025 North Carolina Open - U2000. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 Walter Browne Memorial National Open Blitz Championship) recently.
At junior level, he reached #63 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1798
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1757
All-time high
1798
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#76,945
#76,945 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1798
at age 14
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+302 Elo)
1409 → 1711
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Mar 2023
2022
63rd American U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1350
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Phillip ONeal Taylor Georgia State Championship - Amateurperf 1950 (+152) · 4/5 · #1
Evolution
+152
1646 → 1798
Tournaments
8
31 games
Score
17/ 3154.8%
11W12D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 1950 | +49.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #22 | 1908 | +29.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #24 | 1980 | +42.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #24 | 1732 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #39 | 1910 | -16.4 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#2,194
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#8,892
in continent
World
#76,945
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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