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Vijay Karia
🇮🇳FIDE 46621288· Male· India· Born in 1963
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Vijay Karia, a 63-year-old Indian player, is rated 1704 — just 10 short of his peak of 1714 (Oct 2025, age 62). He is progressing steadily with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 19th AICFB National Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2026, AICFB National Team Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025, and AICFB West Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2017–2019), 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 21 months (2022–2024).
Current rating
1704
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1714
−10 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 62
Oct 2025 · age 62
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#108,251
#108,251 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
31st Indian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1714
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1714
at age 62 · −10 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+229 Elo)
1447 → 1676
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 61
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 61
Mar 2024
2022
23rd Indian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1447
May 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
AICFB West Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025perf 1866 (+152) · 7.5/9 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+28
1676 → 1704
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
13/ 2161.9%
9W8D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSamant Milind1,806·AICFB West Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025·R8·+12.6
2.[W]vsAtul Kakade1,647·AICFB West Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025·R7·+8.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #24 | 1690 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #64 | 1668 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 1866 | +38.2 |
Rankings
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India
#3,076
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#14,644
in continent
World
#108,249
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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