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Gaurang Bhandari
🇮🇳FIDE 33397929· Male· India· Born in 2013
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Gaurang Bhandari, a 13-year-old Indian player, is rated 1866 — just 23 short of his peak of 1889 (May 2026, age 13) and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players under 14. He is rising rapidly, having gained +98 Elo over the past 12 months. 98 rated games in the past year (≈70/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2026, National Under-17 Chess Championship 2025-26, and ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above). Also played 7 rapid (including 4th Anniversary Phoenix ChessBase India Chess Club FIDE Rapid Rating Tournaments 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 4th Anniversary Phoenix ChessBase India Chess Club FIDE Blitz Rating 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #41 and #42 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1866
Standard
Rpd1913·Blz1752
All-time high
1889
−23 pts below
May 2026 · age 13
May 2026 · age 13
Activity
82
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
89 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#148 · Indian players under 14 · of 3,809
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1889
at age 13 · −23 from today
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 12
Oct 2025
41st Indian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1791
Jan 2025
Best 12-month gain (+506 Elo)
1285 → 1791
Jan 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 11
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 11
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
All India Chess Masters-Season 4, Mumbai Classical Chess Tournament, 2026perf 2049 (+183) · 5.5/6 · #12
Top opponent
Evolution
+162
1704 → 1866
Tournaments
10
90 games
Score
50/ 9055.6%
36W28D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMuthe Dhruv1,619·All India Chess Masters-Season 4, Mumbai Classical Chess Tournament, 2026·R3·-32.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/6 | #12 | 2049 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #23 | 1846 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/8 | #20 | 1985 | +47.9 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/11 | #91 | 1810 | -20.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/10 | #126 | 1917 | +56.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/11 | #118 | 1827 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/7 | #39 | 1648 | -18.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/10 | #153 | 1946 | +124.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/8 | #58 | 1713 | -36.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/9 | #214 | 1732 | -25.6 |
Rankings
/
India
#1,345
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,746
in continent
World
#56,930
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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