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Aditya P Melani
🇮🇳FIDE 35079190· Male· India· Born in 2002
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Aditya P Melani, a 24-year-old Indian player, is rated 1940 — just 23 short of his peak of 1963 (Sep 2024, age 22) and sitting in the top 5% of Indian players. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 16 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 62nd National Chess Championship -2025, AURIONPRO INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT, and 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A'). Also played 2 rapid (including Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Blitz Rating Chess Tournament 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 27 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2022–2023).
At junior level, he reached #50, #63 and #80 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1940
Standard
Rpd1887·Blz1952
All-time high
1963
−23 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 22
Sep 2024 · age 22
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#948 · Indian players · of 19,102
Career timeline
14 entries2024
All-time peak 1963
at age 22 · −23 from today
Sep 2024
500 career games
at age 22
Sep 2024
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1851 → returned at 1853
Jun 2022
50th Indian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1855
Apr 2022
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2021
2020
63rd Indian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1852
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A')perf 2046 (+104) · 5.5/10 · #131
Top opponent
21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A') · Jun 2025 · +17.4 Elo
Evolution
+3
1937 → 1940
Tournaments
4
40 games
Score
21/ 4052.5%
17W8D15L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsR.R. LaxmanGM2,270·21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A')·R5·+17.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSravyasree BheemarasettyWCM1,747·AURIONPRO INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT·R8·-15.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/11 | #151 | 1923 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/9 | #111 | 1857 | -20.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/10 | #131 | 2046 | +25.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5/10 | #101 | 1837 | -23.0 |
Worst Elo result: 16th KIIT International Chess Festival (Category A Open) (-23.0 Elo, finished #101).
Rankings
/
India
#948
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,627
in continent
World
#38,775
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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