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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 3 career breaks: 76 months (2016–2022), 15 months (2022–2024) and 17 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800.
Current rating
1586
Standard
Rpd1504·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
#151,757
#151,757 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1587
at age 42 · −1 from today
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+298 Elo)
1255 → 1553
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 41
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 41
Mar 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1553 → returned at 1587
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — 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
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India
#6,280
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#25,379
in continent
World
#151,741
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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