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Harshad S
IM🇮🇳FIDE 46616551· Male· India· Born in 2006
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Harshad S, a 20-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2386 — just 2 short of his peak of 2388 (Oct 2024, age 18) and ranked 18th among Indian players under 20, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 21 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈90/year long-term). Recent appearances: 42nd Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai and 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Masters. Also played 3 rapid events (including Hindusthan Trophy - 1st International FIDE Rated Rapid chess tournament -2025) recently.
Awarded IM in 2026 (age 20) and FM in 2019 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #95 in U20, World #80 in U18, World #45 in U16, World #18 in U14, World #48 in U8 and #19 and #18 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
2386
Standard
Rpd2086·Blz2266
All-time high
2388
−2 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 18
Oct 2024 · age 18
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · Indian players under 20 · of 859
Career timeline
26 entries2026
IM title awardedIM
at age 20 · 2026 1st FIDE Council
May 2026
2025
95th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2388
Jan 2025
2024
80th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2388
Oct 2024
All-time peak 2388
at age 18 · −2 from today
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 18
Sep 2024
2023
1,000 career games
at age 17
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
42nd Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennaiperf 2453 (+68) · 6.5/9 · #2
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
2374 → 2386
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
11/ 1861.1%
9W4D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVladimir BurmakinGM2,428·42nd Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai·R2·+11.2
2.[W]vsDinesh Rajan MFM2,342·42nd Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai·R3·+8.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJaiveer MahendruFM2,247·42nd Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai·R9·-13.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2453 | +21.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #76 | 2337 | -9.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNirmal L
🇮🇳IND·1770
+5 −1 =3
9 games·last met Dec 2024
View head-to-head →
vsAakash GFM
🇮🇳IND·2312
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Aug 2024
View head-to-head →
vsPranesh MGM
🇮🇳IND·2644
+0 −4 =5
9 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsDaakshin ArunFM
🇮🇳IND·2308
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Aug 2024
View head-to-head →
vsDavid GochelashviliIM
🇷🇺RUS·2275
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
India
#113
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#402
in continent
World
#1,927
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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