Rani Puja
🇮🇳FIDE 45076995· Female· India· Born in 1995
Rani Puja, a 31-year-old Indian player, is rated 1491. She has slipped back 82 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament, 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (Women - BELOW 1700), and City Square Bihar State Amateur Fide Rated Chess Championship. Also played 3 rapid (including Warrior Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rapid Rated Open Chess Tournament) and 4 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. She had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2016–2017) and 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Her peak of 1573 was reached at age 30 (Apr 2025).
Current rating
1491
Standard
All-time high
1573
Apr 2025 · age 30
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#188,031
Career timeline
14 entriesStandard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #199 | 1636 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/6 | #79 | 2018 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/5 | #64 | 2644 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/4 | #1028 | 2546 | -15.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/8 | #570 | 1621 | +3.2 |
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