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Joel Paul Ganta
CM🇮🇳FIDE 35066145· Male· India· Born in 2001
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Joel Paul Ganta, a 25-year-old Indian Candidate Master, is rated 2175 — just 28 short of his peak of 2203 (Nov 2022, age 21) and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 88 rated games in the past year (≈74/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open A (p2100), VI elllobregat Open Group A, and Druga liga Srbije - grupa Vojvodina 2025. He took a 12-month break between May 2016 and Jun 2017.
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #57 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2175
Standard
Rpd1964·Blz2101
All-time high
2203
−28 pts below
Nov 2022 · age 21
Nov 2022 · age 21
Activity
112
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#359 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
20 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 24
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 24
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 23
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 23
Jun 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Aug 2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 22
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open A (p2100)perf 2367 (+192) · 5.5/9 · #18
Evolution
+83
2092 → 2175
Tournaments
10
70 games
Score
33/ 7047.1%
25W16D29L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5/10 | #146 | 2070 | -27.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #18 | 2367 | +60.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/7 | #117 | 2175 | +14.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/8 | #84 | 2027 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #164 | 2059 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #167 | 2205 | +26.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/11 | #75 | 2128 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #30 | 2320 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #40 | 2026 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/3 | #59 | 1923 | -11.8 |
Worst Elo result: 4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category A) (-27.4 Elo, finished #146).
Most-Played Opponents
vsSinisa DrazicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2230
+2 −6 =5
13 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsLav PajcinFM
🇷🇸SRB·2182
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vsVojislav Veljkovic
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+0 −6 =1
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vsHari Charan Sai Kalluri
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+2 −4 =0
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vsSinisa RemeckiFM
🇷🇸SRB·2210
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2022
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Rankings
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India
#359
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,476
in continent
World
#9,614
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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