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Daaevik Wadhawan
IM🇮🇳FIDE 45015724· Male· India· Born in 2009
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Daaevik Wadhawan, a 17-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2356 and ranked 16th among Indian players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2311 and 2419 over the past 2 years. 134 rated games in the past year (≈68/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SixDays Budapest February 2026 - IM-A, SixDays Budapest January 2026 - IM-A, and GM Mix 13 Fantastico 17-22. jan 2026 SENTA. Also played 3 rapid (including 1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Rapid)) and 4 blitz events (including 1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 2419 was reached at age 16 (Aug 2025, Indian #85 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 16) and FM in 2024 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #41 in U16, World #21 in U8 and #14, #17, #15 and #10 nationally in U18, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2356
Standard
Rpd2071·Blz2004
All-time high
2419
−63 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 16
Aug 2025 · age 16
Activity
89
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
134 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · Indian players under 18 · of 1,391
Career timeline
20 entries2026
14th Indian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2370
Jan 2026
2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 16 · 2025 3rd FIDE Council
Nov 2025
Peak Indian rank: #85
at age 16 · rated 2419
Aug 2025
41st U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2419
Aug 2025
Crossed 2400
at age 16
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2419
at age 16 · −63 from today
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
2344 → 2356
Tournaments
16
134 games
Score
80.5/ 13460.1%
51W59D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #5 | 2273 | -9.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2445 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #12 | 2424 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/8 | #43 | 2210 | -14.1 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/9 | #28 | 2364 | -0.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #10 | 2344 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #148 | 2001 | -19.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #25 | 2112 | -19.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 8/8 | #1 | 2513 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/6 | #173 | 2228 | -15.6 |
Worst Elo result: 54th National Junior Open (Under-19) Chess Championship 2025 (-19.6 Elo, finished #148).
Most-Played Opponents
vsBharadia YashIM
🇮🇳IND·2394
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAaryan VarshneyGM
🇮🇳IND·2538
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMd ImranIM
🇮🇳IND·2462
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsMayank ChakrabortyIM
🇮🇳IND·2506
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsAakash GFM
🇮🇳IND·2312
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2024
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Rankings
/
India
#142
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#539
in continent
World
#2,563
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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