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Meghani Liyakat
🇮🇳FIDE 45038457· Male· India· Born in 1956
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Meghani Liyakat, a 70-year-old Indian player, is rated 1547 — just 4 short of his peak of 1551 (Feb 2026, age 70). He is progressing steadily with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sports Club Below 1800 Rating Chess Tournament, Karnavati Club All india Open Classical FIDE Rating Chess Tournament, and 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'C'). Also played 5 rapid (including All India Open FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament - 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 16th Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Open FIDE Blitz Rating Chess Tournament) recently. He took a 37-month break between Nov 2019 and Jan 2023 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1547
Standard
Rpd1515·Blz1488
All-time high
1551
−4 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 70
Feb 2026 · age 70
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#166,554
#166,554 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 70
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1551
at age 70 · −4 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+294 Elo)
1243 → 1537
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 68
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 68
Mar 2024
2023
53rd Indian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1243
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+42
1505 → 1547
Tournaments
4
37 games
Score
21.5/ 3758.1%
19W5D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/7 | #42 | 2130 | +53.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/2 | #363 | 2586 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/6 | #718 | 1886 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5/4 | #385 | 2427 | -7.6 |
Rankings
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India
#8,169
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#30,297
in continent
World
#166,530
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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