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Samaksh Ashok
CM🇮🇳FIDE 33404437· Male· India· Born in 2014
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Samaksh Ashok, a 12-year-old Indian Candidate Master, is rated 1988 — just 24 short of his peak of 2012 (May 2026, age 12) and ranked 19th among Indian players under 12. He is progressing steadily with +75 Elo over the past 12 months. 86 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy, "SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament, and Little England 5th International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including 21st BRDCA All India open FIDE rated rapid chess tournament 2025(Independence Day Cup)) recently.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #24 in U8 and #16 and #8 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1988
Standard
Rpd1742·Blz1749
All-time high
2012
−24 pts below
May 2026 · age 12
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
81
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#19
#19 · Indian players under 12 · of 2,542
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 2012
at age 12 · −24 from today
May 2026
16th Indian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 2009
Feb 2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 12
Feb 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 12
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+449 Elo)
1426 → 1875
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 10
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+98
1890 → 1988
Tournaments
8
90 games
Score
52.5/ 9058.3%
48W26D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsArul Anandh S P K2,144·Khannur Karnataka State FIDE Rated Open Chess Championship - 2025·R5·+29.4
2.[W]vsAkshaya SathiWCM1,981·Khannur Karnataka State FIDE Rated Open Chess Championship - 2025·R6·+20.9
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsTushar Agarwalla1,695·Karnataka State Under 13 OPEN FIDE rating Chess Championship -2025·R8·-30.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/7 | #28 | 2522 | -23.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/10 | #97 | 2063 | +39.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/8 | #11 | 2015 | +51.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #17 | 1962 | +40.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #38 | 1813 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 8.5/11 | #5 | 1883 | -17.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/8 | #12 | 1820 | -49.7 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/8 | #5 | 2059 | +71.2 |
Worst Elo result: Karnataka State Under 13 OPEN FIDE rating Chess Championship -2025 (-49.7 Elo, finished #12).
Rankings
/
India
#778
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,645
in continent
World
#29,456
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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