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Malik, Arjun
🇺🇸FIDE 39920534· Male· United States of America· Born in 2009
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Arjun Malik, a 17-year-old American player, is rated 1882. He is on a steady climb with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Charlotte Winter Classic - Championship, 2025 North Carolina Open - Championship, and 1st Annual Washington Dulles Open. Also played 9 rapid (including 2025 CCC New Year's Eve Rapid) and 5 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 1939 was reached at age 16 (Dec 2025).
Current rating
1882
Standard
Rpd1714·Blz1795
All-time high
1939
−57 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 16
Dec 2025 · age 16
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#52,656
#52,656 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
All-time peak 1939
at age 16 · −57 from today
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Sep 2025
100 career games
at age 16
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+336 Elo)
1530 → 1866
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 15
May 2024
2023
First FIDE rating
1530 · at age 14
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+50
1832 → 1882
Tournaments
9
42 games
Score
22.5/ 4253.6%
17W11D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/5 | #37 | 1633 | -81.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #16 | 1987 | +23.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #26 | 2058 | +22.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/4 | #37 | 1765 | -4.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/3 | #17 | 1826 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 1982 | +94.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2073 | +41.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/3 | #8 | 1850 | +3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNamish Kondabathini
🇺🇸USA·1963
+8 −6 =1
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBrian Qixuan Zhang
🇺🇸USA·1824
+4 −3 =5
12 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsChristopher Williams
🇺🇸USA·1747
+3 −7 =1
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKishan Karthigeyan
🇺🇸USA·1990
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsChase Bellamy
🇺🇸USA·1989
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,461
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#5,830
in continent
World
#52,655
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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