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Mehta, Malhaar Bipin
🇦🇺FIDE 3239217· Male· Australia· Born in 2009
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Malhaar Bipin Mehta, a 17-year-old Australian player, is rated 1917 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +101 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Box Hill Club Championship Division 2 Round 2, 2026 Box Hill Club Championship Division 2 Round 1, and 2025 Box Hill Friday Grades Rounds 6-7. Also played 2 rapid (including 4th KTBS Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Melbourne International Open - Blitz) recently. He took a 15-month break between Apr 2022 and Aug 2023.
At junior level, he reached #15, #39, #24, #22 and #16 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1917
Standard
Rpd1812·Blz1884
All-time high
1917
at best
Jun 2026 · age 17
Jun 2026 · age 17
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,964
#43,964 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
15th Australian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1917
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1917
at age 17
Jun 2026
2025
39th Australian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1863
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+352 Elo)
1464 → 1816
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Dec 2024
2022
24th Australian U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1475
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+101
1816 → 1917
Tournaments
8
19 games
Score
14.5/ 1976.3%
14W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2014 | +36.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2476 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2367 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #25 | 1858 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #4 | 2539 | +46.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #33 | 892 | -27.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #2 | 2319 | +21.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/1 | #43 | 2335 | +6.0 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#220
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,201
in continent
World
#43,963
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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