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Sajanani, Vikas
🇬🇧FIDE 343120195· Male· England· Born in 2002
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Vikas Sajanani, a 24-year-old English player, is rated 1936 — just 2 short of his peak of 1938 (Apr 2026, age 24). He is on a steady climb with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Southall FIDE Congress - 28, 29 March 2026 - U2400, AlphaChess FIDE Classical - Ebony (U2400), and The Army and Navy Club Pall Mall FIDE Congress - Open. Also played 3 rapid (including AlphaChess Duality: Rapid and Blitz Experience - Rapid) and 5 blitz events (including V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - 3rd Night Blitz) recently.
Competes for England since Dec 2019. At junior level, he reached #23 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1936
Standard
Rpd1975·Blz1946
All-time high
1938
−2 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 24
Apr 2026 · age 24
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#39,690
#39,690 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1938
at age 24 · −2 from today
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+159 Elo)
1726 → 1885
May 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 21
Sep 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
Sep 2023
2022
23rd English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1841
Apr 2022
2021
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Oct 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+44
1892 → 1936
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
12/ 2548.0%
9W6D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #7 | 1896 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #7 | 2197 | +21.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #4 | 2049 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/5 | #34 | 1970 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #67 | 1990 | +17.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#630
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#29,310
in continent
World
#39,690
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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