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Emjam, Harsha Vardhan
🇮🇳FIDE 46615369· Male· India· Born in 2001
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Harsha Vardhan Emjam, a 25-year-old Indian player, is rated 1675 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +143 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Under 1700, Canterbury FIDE Standard - November 2025 - U1800, and Northampton Standard Play Chess Series 2025-26 - November 2025 U1900. Also played 6 rapid (including Birmingham FIDE Rapid 15 plus 5 Open - 30 August) and 10 blitz events (including V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - 3rd Night Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 48 months (2017–2021, COVID-19 included) and 29 months (2021–2024).
Previously known as Harshavardhan Engam (until Sep 2025).
Current rating
1675
Standard
Rpd1793·Blz1767
All-time high
1675
at best
May 2026 · age 25
May 2026 · age 25
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#118,929
#118,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1675
at age 25
May 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Sep 2025
Renamed to Emjam, Harsha Vardhan
at age 24
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+296 Elo)
1213 → 1509
Jul 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 23
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+143
1532 → 1675
Tournaments
6
28 games
Score
22/ 2878.6%
21W2D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
2.[L]vsRose Burgess1,645·Northampton Standard Play Chess Series 2025-26 - November 2025 U1900·R4·-10.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #25 | — | +17.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/1 | #2 | 2352 | +8.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #8 | 2022 | +17.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/1 | #6 | 2328 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/5 | #2 | 2342 | +62.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/1 | #5 | 2383 | +22.8 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
India
#3,655
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#16,779
in continent
World
#118,923
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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