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KJ
Kothari, Jai
🇬🇧FIDE 477117· Male· England· Born in 2010
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Jai Kothari, a 16-year-old English player, is rated 2160 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +134 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8, 2026 English Youth Championships Under 16 Open, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 5-6. Also played 2 rapid (including World Schools Team Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - 3rd Night Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #8, #4, #10 and #24 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2160
Standard
Rpd1955·Blz2043
All-time high
2160
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
70
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#419 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 2160
at age 16
Jun 2026
8th English U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2149
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 15
Feb 2025
2024
4th English U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2038
May 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 14
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+109
2051 → 2160
Tournaments
9
34 games
Score
22/ 3464.7%
16W12D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #7 | 2395 | +39.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #53 | 1979 | -17.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | — | -7.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 2374 | +27.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #50 | 1851 | -30.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #7 | 2124 | -0.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 2298 | +16.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 2019 | -25.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #11 | 2285 | +108.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStanley BadacsonyiFM
🇬🇧ENG·2325
+2 −7 =3
12 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMeikum Mahadevan
🇬🇧ENG·1455
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsJoseph Whelan
🇬🇧ENG·1713
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsHumphrey Povey
🇬🇧ENG·1502
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsConnor Clarke
🇬🇧ENG·2082
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
/
England
#168
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#7,531
in continent
World
#10,566
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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