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Pulijala, Akshaj

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FIDEFIDE 30990130· Male· United States of America· Born in 2009

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Akshaj Pulijala, a 17-year-old American player, is rated 2020 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Cornerstone Holiday Norm Invitationals #2 - IM B, 35th Annual North American Open, and Cornerstone Thanksgiving Invitationals - IM Qualifier Group 2.

At junior level, he reached #82 nationally in U18.

Current rating

2020

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2020

at best
Mar 2026 · age 17

Activity

58

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#24,554

#24,554 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
All-time peak 2020
at age 17
Mar 2026
82nd American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2019
Feb 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Nov 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 15
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+424 Elo)
1447 → 1871
May 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Cornerstone Thanksgiving Invitationals - IM Qualifier Group 2
perf 2233 (+308) · 5.5/6 · #1
Top opponent
vs Shaaketh SivakumarFM 2,264
2025 Cornerstone Holiday Norm Invitationals #2 - IM B · Dec 2025 · +32.2 Elo
Evolution
+118
1902 → 2020
Tournaments
7
50 games
Score
19/ 5038.0%
15W8D27L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Cornerstone Holiday Norm Invitationals #2 - IM B
Round-Robin
Dec 20252/9#102040+42.4
35th Annual North American Open
Open Swiss
Dec 20252.5/8#1052002+52.8
Cornerstone Thanksgiving Invitationals - IM Qualifier Group 2
Round-Robin
Nov 20255.5/6#12233+95.2
2025 US National Class Championship - Expert
Swiss
Oct 20254/6#31933+50.4
15th Annual Central California Open - Major
Open Swiss
Aug 20251/4#401593-48.4
53rd Annual World Open
Open Swiss
Jul 20251.5/9#2131746-63.6
18th Annual Philadelphia International
Open Swiss
Jun 20252.5/8#1041959-10.0
Worst Elo result: 53rd Annual World Open (-63.6 Elo, finished #213).

Most-Played Opponents

vsReyansh Gupta
🇺🇸USA·1813
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsJoshua Emiliano Garduno Huerta
🇲🇽MEX·2133
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2024
View head-to-head →
vsRocio Vasquez RamirezWIM
🇪🇨ECU·1932
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2024
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
United States of America
#694
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#2,564
in continent
World
#24,554
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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694🇺🇸Pulijala, Akshaj2,020
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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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
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
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1
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2,841
2
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2
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