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Esshan Wadhawan

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

64

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

98 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 1%

#183 · Indian players · of 19,102

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
29. Battle of Senta 2025 - Open A
perf 2359 (+152) · 6.5/9 · #2
Top opponent
vs Rohith Krishna SGM 2,503
62nd National Chess Championship -2025 · Sep 2025 · +6.6 Elo
Best comeback
29. Battle of Senta 2025 - Open A
finished #2 (seeded #15 of 100)
Evolution
+205
2115 → 2320
Tournaments
11
98 games
Score
56/ 9857.1%
34W44D20L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 11
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SixDays Budapest February 2026 - IM-B
Round-Robin
Feb 20266/9#32353+10.4
SixDays Budapest January 2026 - IM-B
Round-Robin
Jan 20263.5/9#82169-9.6
GM Mix 13 Fantastico 17-22. jan 2026 SENTA
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/9#352261+13.0
GM Mix 12 Fantastico 10-15. jan 2026 SENTA
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/8#392290+18.2
GM Mix 11 Fantastico 3-8. jan 2026 SENTA
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/9#192413+49.8
Worst Elo result: 1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Cat-A) (-25.2 Elo, finished #20).

Rankings

/
India
#183
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#690
in continent
World
#3,485
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
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2
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2,739
3
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2,733
4
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2,732
5
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2,723
6
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2,708
7
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2,692
8
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2,676
9
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2,657
10
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2,648
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183🇮🇳Esshan Wadhawan2,320
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
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2,729
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690🇮🇳Esshan Wadhawan2,320
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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3485🇮🇳Esshan Wadhawan2,320