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Vardaan Kumar
🇮🇳FIDE 429027900· Male· India· Born in 2014
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Vardaan Kumar, a 12-year-old Indian player, is rated 1559 — just 1 short of his peak of 1560 (Apr 2026, age 12). He is climbing fast, having gained +95 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament, Chinmaya Vidyalaya Delhi Open Rating Chess Tournament for School Students DELHI-NCR Only, and 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'C'). Also played 6 rapid (including SHRI P . R D U T T A MEMORIAL OPEN INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026) and 6 blitz events (including SHRI P . R D U T T A MEMORIAL OPEN INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026) recently.
Current rating
1559
Standard
Rpd1529·Blz1600
All-time high
1560
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 12
Apr 2026 · age 12
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#161,949
#161,949 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+97 Elo)
1463 → 1560
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 12
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1560
at age 12 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 10
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 10
Jun 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 10
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'C')perf 1713 (+277) · 4.5/7 · #793
Top opponent
Evolution
+120
1439 → 1559
Tournaments
4
37 games
Score
20/ 3754.1%
15W10D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAarush Payla1,526·21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'B')·R10·+25.1
2.[W]vsAtul Kakade1,640·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R6·+24.5
3.[W]vsAmit Deshpande1,606·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R5·+22.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAayushman Gaurav Rajpurohit1,623·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R3·-16.4
2.[L]vsDarsheel Suteri1,645·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R9·-15.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/8 | #134 | 1832 | +120.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/3 | #113 | 2360 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/7 | #793 | 1713 | -22.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/7 | #602 | 1690 | +8.8 |
Worst Elo result: 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'C') (-22.0 Elo, finished #793).
Rankings
/
India
#7,521
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#28,697
in continent
World
#161,931
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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