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Raj, Skandha
🇺🇸FIDE 39946959· Male· United States of America· Born in 2016
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Skandha Raj, a 10-year-old American player, is rated 1656 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Washington State Championship - Rising Star, 2026 Washington Junior Invitational Chess Championship - So Premier, and Hong Kong International Open 2025 Challengers. Also played 1 rapid (including 4th Taylors Rapid Chess Championship: Ultimate Clash) and 2 blitz events (including HKCCFL International Blitz Championship 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #57 and #23 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
1656
Standard
Rpd1580·Blz1567
All-time high
1656
at best
Jun 2026 · age 10
Jun 2026 · age 10
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#125,948
#125,948 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
57th American U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1656
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
1594 → 1656
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1656
at age 10
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 10
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 10
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 9
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+62
1594 → 1656
Tournaments
10
57 games
Score
28/ 5749.1%
25W6D26L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAndy Chen1,653·2025 Susan Polgar Foundation National Open for Girls and Boys - K-12 Open·R5·+26.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #8 | 1897 | +27.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #4 | 1816 | +40.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #22 | 1745 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #84 | 1884 | +28.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #7 | 1653 | +36.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #34 | 2493 | +4.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/1 | #2 | 2328 | +17.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/3 | #72 | 836 | -55.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/3 | #37 | 1755 | -36.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/4 | #44 | 1682 | +16.0 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#3,830
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#15,343
in continent
World
#125,942
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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