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Pulijala, Akshaj
🇺🇸FIDE 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 (≈50/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
Mar 2026 · age 17
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#24,516
#24,516 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Cornerstone Thanksgiving Invitationals - IM Qualifier Group 2perf 2233 (+308) · 5.5/6 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+46
1974 → 2020
Tournaments
8
55 games
Score
20.5/ 5537.3%
16W9D30L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 2/9 | #10 | 2040 | +42.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/8 | #105 | 2002 | +52.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2233 | +95.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #3 | 1933 | +50.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/4 | #40 | 1593 | -48.4 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#690
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#2,538
in continent
World
#24,516
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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