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Dave, Kantilal
🇮🇳FIDE 5000521· Male· India· Born in 1956
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Kantilal Dave, a 70-year-old Indian player, is rated 1784. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournament and 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'B'). Also played 2 rapid (including All India Open FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament - 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Nikunj Agarwal Memorial International FIDE rated Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2005–2006) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2222 was reached at age 48 (Jul 2004).
Current rating
1784
Standard
Rpd1797·Blz1647
All-time high
2222
−438 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 48
Jul 2004 · age 48
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#81,386
#81,386 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+280 Elo)
1553 → 1833
Nov 2024
2022
3rd Indian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1831
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1781 → returned at 1831
Feb 2020
2018
1,000 career games
at age 62
Sep 2018
2017
5th Indian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1890
Apr 2017
2013
6th Indian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2097
Feb 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-B 1899 and Below)perf 1840 (+56) · 6/9 · #90
Top opponent
Evolution
-25
1809 → 1784
Tournaments
3
28 games
Score
17/ 2860.7%
15W4D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKrishna Kumar Saw1,866·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-B 1899 and Below)·R8·+12.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/9 | #90 | 1840 | +20.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #60 | 1596 | -45.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/10 | #83 | 1742 | -20.2 |
Worst Elo result: 2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournament (-45.8 Elo, finished #60).
Most-Played Opponents
vsSharma HimanshuGM
🇮🇳IND·2377
+0 −10 =2
12 games·last met Sep 2015
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vsRahul SangmaIM
🇮🇳IND·2167
+2 −7 =0
9 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsBajaj PrinceIM
🇮🇳IND·2396
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2015
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vsPawan DodejaCM
🇮🇳IND·2192
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2019
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Rankings
/
India
#2,049
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,042
in continent
World
#81,384
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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