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Gagan Sahu
🇮🇳FIDE 33396183· Male· India· Born in 2008
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Gagan Sahu, a 18-year-old Indian player, is rated 1974 — just 8 short of his peak of 1982 (Feb 2026, age 18) and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players. He is rising rapidly, having gained +120 Elo over the past 12 months. 91 rated games in the past year (≈74/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026, ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above), and 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy.
Current rating
1974
Standard
Rpd1543·Blz1562
All-time high
1982
−8 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 18
Feb 2026 · age 18
Activity
80
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
91 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#815 · Indian players · of 19,102
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1982
at age 18 · −8 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+487 Elo)
1412 → 1899
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Jun 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 15
Sep 2023
2022
First FIDE rating
1144 · at age 14
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Chhattisgarh State Senior & Women FIDE Rated Chess Championship-2025, Bhilaiperf 2446 (+559) · 7.5/7 · #11
Top opponent
21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A') · Jun 2025 · +16.1 Elo
Evolution
+61
1913 → 1974
Tournaments
10
94 games
Score
55.5/ 9459.0%
40W31D23L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJagesia Daksh2,027·ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above)·R9·+22.6
2.[W]vsBorpatra Gohain Santanu1,920·1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Cat-B)·R9·+20.5
3.[D]vsNayak RajeshFM2,262·21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A')·R2·+16.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/8 | #14 | 1940 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/10 | #104 | 2019 | +46.9 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/10 | #95 | 1970 | +24.5 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/8 | #17 | 1913 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #30 | 1994 | +10.8 |
Rankings
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India
#815
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,900
in continent
World
#31,871
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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