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Deshmukh, Anup
IM🇮🇳FIDE 5000564· Male· India· Born in 1967
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Anup Deshmukh, a 59-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2099 and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2099 and 2130 over the past 2 years. 64 rated games in the past year (≈79/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 33rd RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CLASSICAL CHESS CUP, Classical FIDE Rated Tournament ( Chess for Everyone), and 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy. Also played 4 rapid (including 1st Diamond City All India Rapid Rating Chess Tournament-2025) and 1 blitz events (including 35th RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED BLITZ CHESS CUP) recently. He took a 14-month break between Feb 2024 and May 2025. His peak of 2348 was reached at age 34 (Jul 2001); he also reached Indian #36 in Apr 2001.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 34).
Current rating
2099
Standard
Rpd2106·Blz1953
All-time high
2348
−249 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 34
Jul 2001 · age 34
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#493 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
25 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
Nov 2025
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2122 → returned at 2120
Feb 2024
2023
2nd Indian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2142
Nov 2023
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 54
Apr 2021
2018
2nd Indian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2287
Nov 2018
2017
4th Indian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2283
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2099 → 2099
Tournaments
8
77 games
Score
50.5/ 7765.6%
46W9D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 3/10 | #259 | 1934 | -23.3 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/10 | #150 | 2115 | +0.3 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #20 | 1932 | -11.9 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/7 | #8 | 2040 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/10 | #33 | 2035 | -9.7 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 9/8 | #2 | 2674 | +11.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7.5/9 | #3 | 2084 | +3.1 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/11 | #76 | 2231 | +17.3 |
Worst Elo result: 4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category A) (-23.3 Elo, finished #259).
Most-Played Opponents
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Rankings
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India
#493
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,155
in continent
World
#15,531
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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