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Samarth Arun Upadhyaya
🇮🇳FIDE 33432805· Male· India· Born in 2012
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Samarth Arun Upadhyaya, a 14-year-old Indian player, is rated 1781 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +134 Elo over the past 12 months. 93 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026, 4th DKCA National Level Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament, and 3rd Khannur Below 1800 FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament. Also played 4 rapid events (including Great Minds All India Open FIDE Rapid Chess Tournament 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #98 and #76 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1781
Standard
Rpd1640·Blz1502
All-time high
1781
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
71
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
86 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#82,325
#82,325 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1781
at age 14
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 13
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 12
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 12
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+484 Elo)
1166 → 1650
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Nashik Chess Festival 1st RCC Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025perf 2534 (+796) · 7/6 · #27
Top opponent
Evolution
+134
1647 → 1781
Tournaments
11
100 games
Score
66.5/ 10066.5%
52W29D19L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsVrishank Royadu1,740·Karnataka State Under-19 Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2025·R7·+23.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #72 | 1693 | -7.3 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7.5/9 | #9 | 1906 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #100 | 1953 | +52.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #39 | 1846 | +86.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #63 | 1732 | -60.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/8 | #69 | 1731 | -41.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/6 | #27 | 2534 | +58.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #102 | 1844 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/8 | #46 | 1816 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #21 | 1735 | -16.8 |
Worst Elo result: 4th DKCA National Level Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament (-60.4 Elo, finished #63).
Rankings
/
India
#2,080
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,182
in continent
World
#82,323
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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