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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 2083 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of American players under 14, and in the top 8% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +202 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈41/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
2083
Standard
Rpd1947·Blz1944
All-time high
2083
at best
Apr 2026 · age 14
Apr 2026 · age 14
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#28 · American players under 14 · of 585
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+245 Elo)
1838 → 2083
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2083
at age 14
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
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 12
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+138
1945 → 2083
Tournaments
14
58 games
Score
32.5/ 5856.0%
23W19D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #47 | 1832 | -20.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #12 | 1924 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #16 | 2040 | +31.6 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#516
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#1,785
in continent
World
#17,034
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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