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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 has fluctuated between 2050 and 2192 over the past 2 years. 88 rated games in the past year (≈75/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
113
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
88 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#355 · Indian players · of 19,102
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open A (p2100)perf 2367 (+192) · 5.5/9 · #18
Evolution
+29
2146 → 2175
Tournaments
13
88 games
Score
39/ 8844.3%
28W22D38L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 13| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Rankings
/
India
#355
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,470
in continent
World
#9,590
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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