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Aarit Kapil
FM🇮🇳FIDE 33408947· Male· India· Born in 2015
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Aarit Kapil, a 11-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2331 — just 3 short of his peak of 2334 (May 2026, age 11) and ranked 2nd among Indian players under 12, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +236 Elo over the past 12 months. 146 rated games in the past year (≈140/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and SixDays Budapest March 2026 - GM-B. Also played 4 rapid (including 1st Shatranj India Open International FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament) and 7 blitz events (including V Blitz Chess Menorca 2026) recently.
Awarded FM in 2026 (age 11) and CM in 2025 (age 10). At junior level, he reached World #4 in U12, World #3 in U10 and World #20 in U8.
Current rating
2331
Standard
Rpd2137·Blz2336
All-time high
2334
−3 pts below
May 2026 · age 11
May 2026 · age 11
Activity
138
games / yr avg. · ≈12/mo
145 past 12 mo · ≈12/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Indian players under 12 · of 2,542
Career timeline
16 entries2026
4th U12 player worldwide
at age 11 · rated 2331
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2334
at age 11
May 2026
500 career games
at age 11
May 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 11
Apr 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 11
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 11
Apr 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+311
2020 → 2331
Tournaments
16
155 games
Score
84/ 15554.2%
69W44D42L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #70 | 2298 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #132 | 2449 | +35.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #98 | 2272 | -5.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #7 | 2360 | +25.3 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/9 | #10 | 2131 | -32.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #39 | 2400 | +40.3 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #6 | 2299 | +65.9 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/10 | #57 | 2294 | +72.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/9 | #32 | 2209 | +48.3 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7.5/11 | #32 | 2103 | +34.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNidhish Shyamal
🇮🇳IND·2183
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDaksh Goyal
🇮🇳IND·2033
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsSarbartho ManiFM
🇮🇳IND·2311
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAaditya DhingraIM
🇮🇳IND·2404
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsSidhant Rana
🇮🇳IND·1625
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
/
India
#173
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#635
in continent
World
#3,165
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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