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Esshan Wadhawan
FM🇮🇳FIDE 45062056· Male· India· Born in 2004
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Esshan Wadhawan, a 22-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2320 — his current career high and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +205 Elo over the past 12 months. 98 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SixDays Budapest February 2026 - IM-B, SixDays Budapest January 2026 - IM-B, and GM Mix 13 Fantastico 17-22. jan 2026 SENTA. He took a 29-month break between Oct 2019 and Apr 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Awarded FM in 2026 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #57, #51, #54, #37 and #85 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2320
Standard
Rpd1901·Blz1901
All-time high
2320
at best
Mar 2026 · age 22
Mar 2026 · age 22
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
98 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#183 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
17 entries2026
100th Indian 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 2320
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2320
at age 22
Mar 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 22
Feb 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 22
Feb 2026
500 career games
at age 22
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2200
at age 21
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+205
2115 → 2320
Tournaments
11
98 games
Score
56/ 9857.1%
34W44D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #3 | 2353 | +10.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 2169 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #35 | 2261 | +13.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/8 | #39 | 2290 | +18.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #19 | 2413 | +49.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #6 | 2404 | +32.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #20 | 2027 | -25.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/11 | #59 | 2276 | +23.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2359 | +58.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #57 | 2258 | +34.0 |
Worst Elo result: 1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Cat-A) (-25.2 Elo, finished #20).
Rankings
/
India
#183
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#674
in continent
World
#3,462
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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