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Sparsh Khandelwal
🇮🇳FIDE 35064312· Male· India· Born in 2001
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Sparsh Khandelwal, a 25-year-old Indian player, is rated 2004 — just 15 short of his peak of 2019 (Jan 2026, age 25) and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players. He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 92 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 5th IS International (Open) FIDE rated Chess Tournament-2026, CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026, and 4th Zion-Alwin International Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament. Also played 2 rapid (including Warrior Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rapid Rated Open Chess Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including Red Knight Chess Cafe Anniversary Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He took a 26-month break between Jan 2020 and Apr 2022 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #56, #58, #83 and #69 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2004
Standard
Rpd2024·Blz2045
All-time high
2019
−15 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 25
Jan 2026 · age 25
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
84 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#723 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 25
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 25
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2019
at age 25 · −15 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 24
Nov 2025
2024
Crossed 2000
at age 23
Nov 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 22
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
5th IS International (Open) FIDE rated Chess Tournament-2026perf 2208 (+204) · 7.5/8 · #6
Evolution
+20
1984 → 2004
Tournaments
8
78 games
Score
49.5/ 7863.5%
38W32D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPriyansh Sahu1,795·Chhattisgarh State Senior & Women FIDE Rated Chess Championship-2025, Bhilai·R8·-15.0
3.[L]vsAmrou SobhIM1,888·4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category A)·R4·-13.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7.5/8 | #6 | 2208 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #31 | 1957 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/8 | #2 | 2052 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/8 | #183 | 1873 | -29.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/8 | #3 | 2147 | +23.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #50 | 1877 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/10 | #184 | 2088 | +25.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7.5/8 | #3 | 2169 | +2.2 |
Worst Elo result: 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy (-29.0 Elo, finished #183).
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