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Kolani, Arjun
🇬🇧FIDE 446700· Male· England· Born in 2007
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Arjun Kolani, a 19-year-old English player, is rated 2137 — his current career high and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 9 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Open, 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 British Universities Championship: Plate) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Team Blitz) recently. He took a 29-month break between Nov 2015 and May 2018.
At junior level, he reached #9, #4, #1, #6, #4, #10 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2137
Standard
Rpd1981·Blz2010
All-time high
2137
at best
May 2026 · age 19
May 2026 · age 19
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,264 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
9th English U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2137
May 2026
All-time peak 2137
at age 19
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Oct 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 17
Aug 2024
4th English U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2124
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+19
2118 → 2137
Tournaments
6
31 games
Score
19.5/ 3162.9%
17W5D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #10 | — | +18.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #47 | 2139 | +1.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #47 | 1989 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #6 | 2230 | +42.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/6 | #94 | 1859 | -82.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #4 | 2219 | +45.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#196
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#8,825
in continent
World
#12,264
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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