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Sharsha Backer

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FIDEFIDE 46666044· Male· India· Born in 2002

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Sharsha Backer, a 24-year-old Indian player, is rated 2065 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players, and in the top 9% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +94 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000), 62nd National Chess Championship -2025, and 1st Andaman International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including DEVA 2nd International Open Fide Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2025) recently. He took a 26-month break between Jan 2020 and Apr 2022 (COVID-19 included).

At junior level, he reached #37, #39 and #80 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2065

Standard

Rpd1953·Blz1934

All-time high

2065

at best
Jun 2026 · age 24

Activity

50

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#564 · Indian players · of 19,243

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
All-time peak 2065
at age 24
Jun 2026
500 career games
at age 24
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 23
Sep 2025
2022
37th Indian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2010
Apr 2022
Crossed 2000
at age 20
Apr 2022
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2021

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
1st Andaman International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025
perf 2174 (+162) · 7/8 · #9
Top opponent
vs Raem ShermanFM 2,396
17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-A 1900 & Above) · May 2026 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
+66
1999 → 2065
Tournaments
4
46 games
Score
23.5/ 4651.1%
20W18D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
63rd Kerala State Open Fide Rated Chess Championship, 2026
Open Swiss
May 20267/8#42135+15.8
Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000)
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/8#1352104+12.4
62nd National Chess Championship -2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20256.5/11#812110+25.2
1st Andaman International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20257/8#92174+12.6
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsAbhishek T M
🇮🇳IND·2202
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsA.K. Jagadeesh
🇮🇳IND·1834
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsSooraj M R
🇮🇳IND·2186
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2019
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Rankings

/
India
#564
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,536
in continent
World
#18,981
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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