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Sriram, Jha
GM🇮🇳FIDE 5001668· Male· India· Born in 1976
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Jha Sriram, a 50-year-old Indian Grandmaster, is rated 2308 and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 3 years. 46 rated games in the past year (≈93/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026, 62nd National Chess Championship -2025, and Copenhagen Chess Challenge 2025 - IM. Also played 7 rapid (including National Rapid Chess Championship 2025-26) and 2 blitz events (including Warsaw Chess Festival - Jan Macieja Memorial - group A) recently. His peak of 2511 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2010); he also reached Indian #11 in Oct 2003.
Awarded GM in 2010 (age 34) and IM in 2001 (age 25).
Current rating
2308
Standard
Rpd2254·Blz2192
All-time high
2511
−203 pts below
Jan 2010 · age 34
Jan 2010 · age 34
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#199 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
24 entries2022
1st Indian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2379
Feb 2022
2020
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2379 → returned at 2358
Mar 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 42
Nov 2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 42
Sep 2018
3rd Indian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2412
May 2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 42
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026finished #3 (seeded #24 of 150)
Evolution
+7
2301 → 2308
Tournaments
3
28 games
Score
20/ 2871.4%
14W12D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRaahul V SGM2,436·CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026·R2·+6.8
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7.5/9 | #3 | 2258 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/11 | #71 | 2147 | -17.4 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #1 | 2468 | +18.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+3 −4 =5
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSharma HimanshuGM
🇮🇳IND·2377
+3 −2 =7
12 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsDeepan Chakkravarthy J.GM
🇮🇳IND·2398
+1 −3 =7
11 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsAnup DeshmukhIM
🇮🇳IND·2099
+7 −0 =4
11 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsArghyadip DasIM
🇮🇳IND·2342
+0 −1 =8
9 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
/
India
#199
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#736
in continent
World
#3,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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