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Ganesh Shankar
🇮🇳FIDE 45018448· Male· India· Born in 1983
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Ganesh Shankar, a 43-year-old Indian player, is rated 1586 — just 1 short of his peak of 1587 (Sep 2025, age 42). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 76 months (2016–2022) and 33 months (2022–2025). Recent appearance: RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800.
Current rating
1586
Standard
Rpd1527·Blz—
All-time high
1587
−1 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 42
Sep 2025 · age 42
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#152,333
#152,333 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+34 Elo)
1553 → 1587
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1587
at age 42 · −1 from today
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 41
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 41
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1255 → returned at 1587
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800perf 1725 (+138) · 5.5/8 · #68
Top opponent
Evolution
+33
1553 → 1586
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
5W1D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKailash V1,723·RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800·R5·+13.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSairam Bala M1,702·RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800·R6·-6.8
2.[L]vsSharath T S1,746·RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800·R7·-5.7
3.[L]vsSatyasavit1,798·RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800·R9·-4.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #68 | 1725 | +33.2 |
Rankings
/
India
#6,363
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#25,512
in continent
World
#152,318
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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