Format
GR
Ganger, Rajan
🇬🇧FIDE 419761· Male· England· Born in 1979
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Rajan Ganger, a 47-year-old English player, is rated 1981 — just 20 short of his peak of 2001 (Dec 2025, age 46). He is currently in the 1950–2000 range. 28 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Northampton FIDE Congress - 28 and 29 March 2026 - U2400, Northampton FIDE Congress - 28 February and 1 March 2026 - U2400, and Northampton FIDE Congress - 24 and 25 January 2026 - U2400. He had 2 career breaks: 93 months (2015–2023) and 20 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
1981
Standard
Rpd1989·Blz—
All-time high
2001
−20 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 46
Dec 2025 · age 46
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#30,636
#30,636 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
100 career games
at age 47
Apr 2026
23rd English 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2001
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 46
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2001
at age 46 · −20 from today
Dec 2025
2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1957 → returned at 1991
Sep 2023
28th English 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1989
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Northampton Standard Play Chess Series 2025-26 - November 2025 U2400perf 2189 (+188) · 4.5/5 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
1991 → 1981
Tournaments
5
28 games
Score
14.5/ 2851.8%
12W7D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSteven Male KawumaFM2,162·Northampton FIDE Congress - 24 and 25 January 2026 - U2400·R3·+14.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTimothy Watson1,765·Northampton FIDE Congress - 28 February and 1 March 2026 - U2400·R1·-15.5
3.[L]vsAdvait Keerthi Kumar1,873·Northampton Standard Play Ches Series 2025-26 - September 2025 U2400·R3·-13.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #4 | 2057 | +6.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #4 | 1793 | -25.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #11 | 1977 | -1.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2189 | +18.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #4 | 1909 | -8.4 |
Worst Elo result: Northampton FIDE Congress - 28 February and 1 March 2026 - U2400 (-25.2 Elo, finished #4).
Rankings
/
England
#491
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#22,648
in continent
World
#30,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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