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John Wesley Ganji
🇮🇳FIDE 45095612· Male· India· Born in 1981
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John Wesley Ganji, a 45-year-old Indian player, is rated 1505 — just 27 short of his peak of 1532 (Oct 2024, age 43). He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 99 months (2016–2024) and 13 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: SRR Below 1800 International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament.
Current rating
1505
Standard
Rpd1510·Blz1520
All-time high
1532
−27 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 43
Oct 2024 · age 43
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#183,832
#183,832 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 45
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+331 Elo)
1201 → 1532
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1532
at age 43 · −27 from today
Oct 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1532 → returned at 1505
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 43
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 43
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
1532 → 1505
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
2.[L]vsJaya Saketh Pasumarthi1,414·SRR Below 1800 International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R5·-25.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/1 | #475 | 2209 | -27.2 |
Worst Elo result: SRR Below 1800 International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament (-27.2 Elo, finished #475).
Rankings
/
India
#10,907
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#36,661
in continent
World
#183,781
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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