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Devnani Kush
🇮🇳FIDE 45093806· Male· India· Born in 2002
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Devnani Kush, a 24-year-old Indian player, is rated 2186 and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include First Saturday 2026 April - IM, 3rd Kumania - IM, and First Saturday 2026 February - IM. Also played 1 rapid (including UAE Teams Cup Open Tournament) and 7 blitz events (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open) recently. His peak of 2250 was reached at age 22 (Jun 2024).
At junior level, he reached #32 and #60 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2186
Standard
Rpd2106·Blz2060
All-time high
2250
−64 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 22
Jun 2024 · age 22
Activity
68
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#340 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
11 entries2026
500 career games
at age 24
Mar 2026
2024
All-time peak 2250
at age 22 · −64 from today
Jun 2024
2023
Crossed 2200
at age 21
Sep 2023
2022
32nd Indian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2143
Oct 2022
Crossed 2100
at age 20
Oct 2022
Crossed 2000
at age 20
Feb 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+45
2141 → 2186
Tournaments
8
66 games
Score
28/ 6642.4%
14W28D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRebecca JesumarianWCM2,003·Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open A·R3·-13.6
2.[L]vsEmilia Deak-SalaWFM2,024·Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open A·R6·-13.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #6 | 2214 | +14.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #2 | 2323 | +43.2 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 2.5/9 | #10 | 2091 | -12.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3/9 | #9 | 2140 | -0.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3/8 | #9 | 2173 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/6 | #67 | 2022 | -23.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #59 | 2190 | +7.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/8 | #12 | 2181 | +7.8 |
Worst Elo result: Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open A (-23.4 Elo, finished #67).
Most-Played Opponents
vsIbrahim SultanIM
🇦🇪UAE·2161
+2 −8 =0
10 games·last met May 2024
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vsOmran Al HosaniIM
🇦🇪UAE·2310
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsHamad Essa Al-BlooshiCM
🇦🇪UAE·1944
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAbdulaziz Ali
🇦🇪UAE·1902
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsFareed AhmedFM
🇦🇪UAE·2130
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Dec 2021
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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India
#340
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,404
in continent
World
#8,946
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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