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Wadhwa, Aayush

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FIDEFIDE 30981441· Male· United States of America· Born in 2009

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Aayush Wadhwa, a 17-year-old American player, is rated 2117 — his current career high and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +201 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, The Confluence Open, and 2025 U.S. Masters. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently.

At junior level, he reached #47 nationally in U18.

Current rating

2117

Standard

Rpd1888·Blz1976

All-time high

2117

at best
May 2026 · age 17

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,849 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
47th American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2117
May 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 17
May 2026
All-time peak 2117
at age 17
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+276 Elo)
1590 → 1866
Mar 2024
2022
First FIDE rating
1466 · at age 13
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions
perf 2205 (+267) · 3.5/5 · #28
Top opponent
vs Anna M. SargsyanIM 2,379
The Confluence Open · Dec 2025 · +14.3 Elo
Evolution
+201
1916 → 2117
Tournaments
5
30 games
Score
15.5/ 3051.7%
11W9D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMykyta VolkovFM2,346·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R1·+31.6
2.[W]vsPeter RechmannFM2,212·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R4·+25.3
3.[W]vsJacorey Bynum2,107·2025 U.S. Masters·R4·+22.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBroderick Kenneth Bauml2,073·2025 U.S. Masters·R8·-19.7
2.[L]vsNeil MosesFM2,091·2025 U.S. Masters·R7·-18.6
3.[L]vsVishnusankar Jonnalagadda2,114·2025 U.S. Masters·R2·-17.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/7#7702213+50.0
The Confluence Open
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/4#32383+71.2
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/9#2092015+28.4
2025 Saint Louis Thanksgiving Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20252.5/4#152154+28.8
41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/5#282205+21.6
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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United States of America
#435
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,463
in continent
World
#13,849
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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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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435🇺🇸Wadhwa, Aayush2,117
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
1463🇺🇸Wadhwa, Aayush2,117
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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13849🇺🇸Wadhwa, Aayush2,117