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Kaustubh Thejkumar
🇮🇳FIDE 33486549· Male· India· Born in 2017
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Kaustubh Thejkumar, a 9-year-old Indian player, is rated 1515. He has fluctuated between 1455 and 1642 over the past 2 years. 50 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Karnataka State U-11 Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026, 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700), and Nalanda Chess Academy Silver Jubilee Below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2026. Also played 5 rapid events (including Great Minds All India Open FIDE Rapid Chess Tournament 2025) recently. His peak of 1642 was reached at age 7 (Dec 2024).
At junior level, he reached World #34 in U8 and #71 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1515
Standard
Rpd1486·Blz1456
All-time high
1642
−127 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 7
Dec 2024 · age 7
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#179,864
#179,864 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
71st Indian U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1608
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 9
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 9
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 8
Aug 2025
34th U8 player worldwide
at age 8 · rated 1636
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+223 Elo)
1419 → 1642
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
4th UINSports International Below 1700 FIDE Rating Chess Tournament Pune 2025perf 2399 (+879) · 6/6 · #123
Top opponent
4th UINSports International Below 1700 FIDE Rating Chess Tournament Pune 2025 · Jul 2025 · +28.0 Elo
Evolution
+60
1455 → 1515
Tournaments
8
74 games
Score
45.5/ 7461.5%
41W9D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsShamith Shishir kc1,426·Nalanda Chess Academy Silver Jubilee Below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2026·R5·-29.6
2.[L]vsRaghava Simha T A1,421·Karnataka State U-11 Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026·R2·-25.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #35 | 1684 | -36.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #145 | 1566 | -30.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/2 | #201 | 2329 | -35.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/6 | #9 | 2353 | +66.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/8 | #62 | 1787 | +86.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/2 | #280 | 2391 | -29.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #88 | 1766 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/6 | #123 | 2399 | +46.0 |
Worst Elo result: Karnataka State U-11 Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026 (-36.0 Elo, finished #35).
Rankings
/
India
#10,185
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#35,071
in continent
World
#179,822
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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