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Rayan Merchant
🇮🇳FIDE 33487618· Male· India· Born in 2012
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Rayan Merchant, a 14-year-old Indian player, is rated 1753 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +91 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈66/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2026, "Late Shri Vasudeva V Dempo Memorial" Fide Rating Chess Tournament, and Karnavati Club All india Open Classical FIDE Rating Chess Tournament. Also played 10 rapid (including 4th Anniversary Phoenix ChessBase India Chess Club FIDE Rapid Rating Tournaments 2026) and 4 blitz events (including Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Blitz Rating Chess Tournament 2026) recently.
Current rating
1753
Standard
Rpd1872·Blz1694
All-time high
1753
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#91,435
#91,435 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1753
at age 14
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 13
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+641 Elo)
1039 → 1680
Feb 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Oct 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
"Late Shri Vasudeva V Dempo Memorial" Fide Rating Chess Tournamentperf 1862 (+120) · 6/8 · #25
Top opponent
Evolution
+92
1661 → 1753
Tournaments
7
67 games
Score
37.5/ 6756.0%
27W21D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAvnish Borker1,462·"Late Shri Vasudeva V Dempo Memorial" Fide Rating Chess Tournament·R2·-33.3
3.[L]vsDave Sneh1,816·Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2026·R7·-16.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/8 | #61 | 1855 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/8 | #25 | 1862 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #66 | 1802 | -24.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/10 | #127 | 1865 | +47.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/10 | #208 | 1805 | +34.8 |
Worst Elo result: Karnavati Club All india Open Classical FIDE Rating Chess Tournament (-24.8 Elo, finished #66).
Rankings
/
India
#2,369
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,637
in continent
World
#91,434
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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