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Iyengar, Ilya
🇬🇧FIDE 405949· Male· England· Born in 1993
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Ilya Iyengar, a 33-year-old English player, is rated 1976. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent appearances: University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open and Southall FIDE Congress - 31 January to 1 February 2026 - U2400. Also played 3 rapid (including Hendon FIDE Rapid - 26 February 2026) and 3 blitz events (including V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - 3rd Night Blitz) recently. His peak of 2049 was reached at age 22 (Jul 2015).
At junior level, he reached #16, #14, #7 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1976
Standard
Rpd1989·Blz1960
All-time high
2049
−73 pts below
Jul 2015 · age 22
Jul 2015 · age 22
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#31,484
#31,484 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
27 entries2026
500 career games
at age 33
Mar 2026
2023
82nd English 20-35 player
at age 30 · rated 2001
Oct 2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 30
Apr 2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 30
Jan 2023
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1978 → returned at 1988
Feb 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 25
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
1989 → 1976
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
5W1D3L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsJulian D Llewellyn1,761·Southall FIDE Congress - 31 January to 1 February 2026 - U2400·R2·+4.4
3.[W]vsDushyanth Gan Nalabothula1,735·University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open·R1·+4.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #20 | 1960 | -2.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 1890 | -10.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexander CherniaevGM
🇬🇧ENG·2275
+1 −31 =1
33 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsJonathan Rubeck
🇬🇧ENG·1895
+13 −3 =1
17 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsFederico RoccoCM
🇬🇧ENG·2175
+5 −9 =2
16 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsSalvatore Pepe
🇬🇧ENG·1631
+15 −0 =0
15 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsPeter G LargeIM
🇬🇧ENG·2154
+2 −9 =2
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
England
#510
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#23,283
in continent
World
#31,483
out of 400,000+
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