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Ajay, Virwani
🇮🇳FIDE 5001188· Male· India· Born in 1979
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Virwani Ajay, a 47-year-old Indian player, is rated 1839. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2ND DEWAS INTERNATIONAL FIDE CLASSICAL RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026 and 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'B'). Also played 2 rapid events (including 1st GH Raisoni Ujjain Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 23 months (2009–2011), 18 months (2011–2013), 27 months (2014–2016), 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2107 was reached at age 32 (Mar 2011).
Current rating
1839
Standard
Rpd1835·Blz1961
All-time high
2107
−268 pts below
Mar 2011 · age 32
Mar 2011 · age 32
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#64,504
#64,504 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2026
41st Indian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1839
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
1723 → 1834
Feb 2025
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1834 → returned at 1834
Mar 2024
2023
32nd Indian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1859
Jan 2023
2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1860 → returned at 1859
Dec 2019
2017
39th Indian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1994
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
2ND DEWAS INTERNATIONAL FIDE CLASSICAL RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026perf 1983 (+144) · 7/8 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
1834 → 1839
Tournaments
2
19 games
Score
14.5/ 1976.3%
14W1D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPiyush Ranjan Dubey1,849·2ND DEWAS INTERNATIONAL FIDE CLASSICAL RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026·R6·+10.3
2.[W]vsRitish Chander A1,710·21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'B')·R10·+6.6
3.[W]vsRajendra Gupta1,709·2ND DEWAS INTERNATIONAL FIDE CLASSICAL RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026·R7·+6.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/8 | #3 | 1983 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7.5/10 | #32 | 1828 | -0.2 |
Rankings
/
India
#1,500
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,707
in continent
World
#64,504
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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