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BW
Bhutia, W. T.
🇮🇳FIDE 35088785· Male· India· Born in 1960
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W. T. Bhutia, a 66-year-old Indian player, is rated 1576. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015), 13 months (2018–2019) and 61 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 3rd NITAI GHOSH MEMORIAL FIDE RATED INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025. His peak of 1664 was reached at age 54 (Jun 2014).
Current rating
1576
Standard
Rpd1689·Blz—
All-time high
1664
−88 pts below
Jun 2014 · age 54
Jun 2014 · age 54
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#156,265
#156,265 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
39th Indian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1576
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+212 Elo)
1419 → 1631
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 64
Mar 2024
2021
37th Indian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1419
Sep 2021
2019
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 1419 → returned at 1631
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
3rd NITAI GHOSH MEMORIAL FIDE RATED INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025perf 1861 (+285) · 5/6 · #196
Top opponent
Evolution
-33
1609 → 1576
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
10/ 1855.6%
9W2D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAshok Kumar Jaju1,670·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-C 1699 and Below)·R6·+12.6
2.[W]vsAtiksh Sahani1,454·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-C 1699 and Below)·R5·+6.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDiptanshu Saha1,431·3rd NITAI GHOSH MEMORIAL FIDE RATED INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025·R5·-13.9
2.[L]vsAum Kashyap1,446·3rd NITAI GHOSH MEMORIAL FIDE RATED INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025·R3·-13.6
3.[L]vsTapas Ghosh1,499·3rd NITAI GHOSH MEMORIAL FIDE RATED INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025·R8·-12.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #306 | 1705 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/6 | #196 | 1861 | -33.6 |
Worst Elo result: 3rd NITAI GHOSH MEMORIAL FIDE RATED INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025 (-33.6 Elo, finished #196).
Rankings
/
India
#6,792
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#26,726
in continent
World
#156,249
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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