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Pendse, Vihaan
🇺🇸FIDE 30984467· Male· United States of America· Born in 2012
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Vihaan Pendse, a 14-year-old American player, is rated 2126 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of American players under 14, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +181 Elo over the past 12 months. 77 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CCC FIDE Saturdays 5 - Top, 2026 Spring Southeastern FIDE - Championship, and 2026 Charlotte February Open - Championship. Also played 1 rapid (including 1st Pinnacle FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2025) and 4 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently.
At junior level, he reached World #12 in U10 and #26 and #23 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
2126
Standard
Rpd1947·Blz1945
All-time high
2126
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#22 · American players under 14 · of 606
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Crossed 2100
at age 14
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2126
at age 14
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+245 Elo)
1838 → 2083
Apr 2026
26th American U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2073
Jan 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 14
Jan 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 13
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+199
1927 → 2126
Tournaments
16
67 games
Score
40/ 6759.7%
29W22D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2171 | +27.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 2143 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #17 | 2099 | +7.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #4 | 1927 | -5.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #21 | 2184 | +25.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2127 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/6 | #32 | 2002 | -27.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/8 | #181 | 2167 | +79.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #1 | 2675 | +49.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #14 | 2655 | -8.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNaitik Rathi
🇺🇸USA·1929
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAnagha Aniket SinkarWCM
🇺🇸USA·1827
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAndrew Wu
🇺🇸USA·2194
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsDina BelenkayaWGM
🇮🇱ISR·2227
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#421
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,378
in continent
World
#13,132
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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