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Jitesh Samal
🇮🇳FIDE 33439958· Male· India· Born in 2015
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Jitesh Samal, a 11-year-old Indian player, is rated 1455. He returned to competition in September 2024. Recent standard appearances include 5th IS International (Open) FIDE rated Chess Tournament-2026, 14th NATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP-2025 Category U11 Open, and 25th KT Global School International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including Odisha Open FIDE Rated Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2023 and Sep 2024. His peak of 1570 was reached at age 9 (Sep 2024).
At junior level, he reached #99 and #55 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
1455
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1495
All-time high
1570
−115 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 9
Sep 2024 · age 9
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#201,084
#201,084 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
99th Indian U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1566
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+569 Elo)
1001 → 1570
Sep 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 9
Sep 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Sep 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 9
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1570
at age 9 · −115 from today
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
5th IS International (Open) FIDE rated Chess Tournament-2026perf 2376 (+921) · 5.5/5 · #92
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1443 → 1455
Tournaments
5
45 games
Score
23.5/ 4552.2%
17W13D15L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsArman Pratik Sahoo1,501·14th NATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP-2025 Category U11 Open·R8·+23.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAnuj Subudhi1,446·16th KIIT International Chess Festival (Category C 1700 and Below)·R8·-19.8
3.[L]vsAyachit Riddhesh1,512·14th NATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP-2025 Category U11 Open·R5·-15.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/5 | #92 | 2376 | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #55 | 1706 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/3 | #249 | 2409 | -32.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4/6 | #271 | 1588 | -81.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5.5/5 | #199 | 2357 | +2.8 |
Worst Elo result: 16th KIIT International Chess Festival (Category C 1700 and Below) (-81.2 Elo, finished #271).
Rankings
/
India
#14,843
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#44,713
in continent
World
#200,927
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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