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Saurabh Somvanshi
🇮🇳FIDE 45025665· Male· India· Born in 1987
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Saurabh Somvanshi, a 39-year-old Indian player, is rated 1687 — just 3 short of his peak of 1690 (Apr 2026, age 39). He is rising rapidly, having gained +120 Elo over the past 12 months. 67 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700), Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000), and 3rd Khannur Below 1800 FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament. Also played 10 rapid (including Festival Caissa - Sceptre Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 16 months (2014–2016), 12 months (2017–2018), 21 months (2018–2020) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1687
Standard
Rpd1573·Blz1629
All-time high
1690
−3 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 39
Apr 2026 · age 39
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#114,401
#114,401 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1690
at age 39 · −3 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 38
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+349 Elo)
1199 → 1548
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 37
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 37
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 36
May 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
15th Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial B-1800 FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025perf 1830 (+203) · 5.5/7 · #182
Top opponent
21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'B') · Jun 2025 · +15.3 Elo
Evolution
+60
1627 → 1687
Tournaments
7
65 games
Score
41.5/ 6563.8%
38W7D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPranjal Singh1,442·21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'C')·R1·-15.4
2.[L]vsKrutarth S Karkala1,465·3rd Khannur Below 1800 FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament·R3·-15.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #25 | 1747 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #316 | 1870 | +32.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/8 | #32 | 1841 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #65 | 1531 | -26.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #255 | 1669 | -10.2 |
Worst Elo result: KCA's International Chess Festival God's Own Country's 1st GM International Open-C (1800 and Below) (-26.6 Elo, finished #65).
Rankings
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India
#3,357
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,832
in continent
World
#114,398
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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