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Makkar, Rajat

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FIDEFIDE 36016810· Male· France· Born in 2007

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Rajat Makkar, a 19-year-old French International Master, is rated 2457 — just 8 short of his peak of 2465 (Dec 2023, age 16) and ranked 5th among French players under 20, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 114 rated games in the past year (≈82/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U20, European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and Reykjavik Open 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Team Blitz) recently. He reached French #36 in Dec 2023.

Awarded IM in 2024 (age 17), FM in 2022 (age 15), and CM in 2015 (age 8). Earned GM norms at Northumbria GM 2023 and Spring 2024 4NCL Round Robin. At junior level, he reached World #45 in U20, World #27 in U18, World #9 in U16, World #30 in U14, World #9 in U12, World #6 in U10 and World #9 in U8.

Current rating

2457

Standard

Rpd2242·Blz2284

All-time high

2465

−8 pts below
Dec 2023 · age 16

Activity

104

games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo

114 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#5

#5 · French players under 20 · of 586

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
45th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2457
May 2026
Re-crossed 2400
at age 19
Feb 2026
1,000 career games
at age 19
Feb 2026
2024
IM title awardedIM
at age 17 · 2023 1st FIDE Council
May 2024
27th U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2453
Jan 2024
2023
Peak French rank: #36
at age 16 · rated 2465
Dec 2023

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
The Army and Navy Club Pall Mall FIDE Congress - Open
perf 2883 (+461) · 5/5 · #1
Top opponent
vs Bogdan-Daniel DeacGM 2,655
Reykjavik Open 2026 · Mar 2026 · +2.9 Elo
Evolution
+47
2410 → 2457
Tournaments
16
122 games
Score
75.5/ 12261.9%
68W30D24L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJon Ludvig HammerGM2,606·Rilton Cup 2025-2026·R8·+7.5
2.[W]vsMax WarmerdamGM2,575·Reykjavik Open 2026·R3·+7.1
3.[W]vsNico ChasinGM2,523·Reykjavik Open 2026·R5·+6.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

16 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U20
Open Swiss
Apr 20268.5/9#12741+23.6
European Individual Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/10#2482419+1.0
Reykjavik Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20265.5/9#632477+10.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20261/2#632286-3.6
The Army and Navy Club Pall Mall FIDE Congress - Open
Swiss
Mar 20265/5#12883+7.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20262/2#103103+7.3
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#332545+3.8
Rilton Cup 2025-2026
Open Swiss
Dec 20256/9#222483+10.9
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/2#362414+0.5
World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U18
Open Swiss
Oct 20257.5/11#52465+13.2
Worst Elo result: 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Masters (-18.0 Elo, finished #149).

Most-Played Opponents

vsMatthew J WadsworthGM
🇬🇧ENG·2529
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsMathias Delaplace
🇫🇷FRA·2227
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJonah B WillowIM
🇬🇧ENG·2442
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsAndre TulliezFM
🇫🇷FRA·2324
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsAdam MekhaneFM
🇫🇷FRA·2352
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2023
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Rankings

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France
#39
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#572
in continent
World
#951
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
France
1
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2
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2,717
3
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2,626
4
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2,618
5
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2,613
6
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2,610
6
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
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2,557
10
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2,556
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39🇫🇷Makkar, Rajat2,457
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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951🇫🇷Makkar, Rajat2,457