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VH
Vikas, Hema
WCM🇺🇸FIDE 39908852· Female· United States of America· Born in 2008
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Hema Vikas, a 18-year-old American Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1974 — her current career high. She is on a breakout run, having gained +118 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 December NYCNorms FIDE Swiss - Expert, 2025 Mona Karff Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Women's Championship, and 2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Girls U18. Also played 2 rapid (including Marshall Masters 61) and 5 blitz events (including Marshall FIDE Blitz 60) recently.
Awarded WCM in 2025 (age 17).
Current rating
1974
Standard
Rpd1920·Blz1823
All-time high
1974
at best
Feb 2026 · age 18
Feb 2026 · age 18
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#31,874
#31,874 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1974
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 17
Sep 2025
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 17
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+316 Elo)
1463 → 1779
Mar 2024
2023
First FIDE rating
1463 · at age 15
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+118
1856 → 1974
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
22/ 3464.7%
19W6D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsSophie LiWFM1,919·XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 18 Femenino·R8·-21.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #3 | 2029 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #4 | 2032 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #10 | 1906 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #13 | 2067 | +48.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/7 | #26 | 2064 | +21.6 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
United States of America
#877
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#3,370
in continent
World
#31,873
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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