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Iyengar, Ilya

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FIDEFIDE 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 standard appearances include University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open, Southall FIDE Congress - 31 January to 1 February 2026 - U2400, and 3rd Cambridge International Open. 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

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#31,493

#31,493 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

27 entries
2026
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jinghan Cameron Goh 2,186
3rd Cambridge International Open · May 2025 · +15.1 Elo
Evolution
-3
1979 → 1976
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
9W3D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open
Swiss
Feb 20262/4#201960-2.6
Southall FIDE Congress - 31 January to 1 February 2026 - U2400
Swiss
Jan 20263.5/5#21890-10.2
3rd Cambridge International Open
Open Swiss
May 20255/9#282026+9.6

Rankings

/
England
#497
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#23,282
in continent
World
#31,493
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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England
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3
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4
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2,629
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,537
8
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2,529
9
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2,514
10
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2,506
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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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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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31493🇬🇧Iyengar, Ilya1,976