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Ajay Kumar Rai
🇮🇳FIDE 46696679· Male· India· Born in 1981
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Ajay Kumar Rai, a 45-year-old Indian player, is rated 1820. He is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 100 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournament, 33rd RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CLASSICAL CHESS CUP, and CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026. He took a 12-month break between Aug 2022 and Sep 2023. His peak of 1974 was reached at age 33 (May 2014).
Current rating
1820
Standard
Rpd1791·Blz—
All-time high
1974
−154 pts below
May 2014 · age 33
May 2014 · age 33
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
84 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#70,155
#70,155 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 45
May 2026
2025
6-month rising streak
+54 Elo
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 44
Aug 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 43
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1890 → returned at 1806
Aug 2022
19th Indian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1943
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournamentperf 2650 (+834) · 6.5/6 · #89
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
1793 → 1820
Tournaments
11
105 games
Score
59/ 10556.2%
44W46D15L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAbhirup Saikia1,978·7th Ayodhana International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament, 2025, Assam·R6·+14.6
2.[W]vsAbdallah M Nisthar1,971·1st Masters Cup International FIDE Rated Open Tournament 2025·R3·+14.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #42 | 1832 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/6 | #89 | 2650 | +22.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #65 | 1828 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #89 | 1924 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #103 | 2056 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/6 | #60 | 1876 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #35 | 1663 | -30.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #109 | 1780 | -22.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #28 | 1908 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #47 | 1952 | +8.2 |
Worst Elo result: STAR CHESS FOUNDATION 2nd INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT (-30.6 Elo, finished #35).
Rankings
/
India
#1,709
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,498
in continent
World
#70,154
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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