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Gurung, Rahul
🇮🇳FIDE 35015117· Male· India· Born in 2002
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Rahul Gurung, a 24-year-old Indian player, is rated 2005 and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players. He has fluctuated between 1972 and 2028 over the past 2 years. 52 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd North Eastern States Chess Championship 2025, 1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Cat-A), and 3rd NITAI GHOSH MEMORIAL FIDE RATED INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including 1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Rapid)) and 1 blitz events (including 1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 2051 was reached at age 16 (Dec 2018).
At junior level, he reached #34, #37, #34, #21, #12 and #32 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2005
Standard
Rpd2030·Blz2008
All-time high
2051
−46 pts below
Dec 2018 · age 16
Dec 2018 · age 16
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#718 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
21 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 24
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 23
Sep 2025
2022
34th Indian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2028
Apr 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 20
Apr 2022
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2021
2020
37th Indian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2022
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
1991 → 2005
Tournaments
6
55 games
Score
37.5/ 5568.2%
30W15D10L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsK.K. ChatterjeeCM1,999·1st Siliguri SCGC International FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament 2025·R9·+9.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #18 | 2111 | +19.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/7 | #9 | 2483 | +12.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #24 | 1849 | -28.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #15 | 1994 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/11 | #203 | 1931 | -30.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 8/9 | #3 | 2281 | +36.8 |
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Rankings
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India
#718
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,349
in continent
World
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out of 400,000+
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