Rawal, Shailesh

Shailesh Rawal, a 61-year-old Indian player, is rated 1746. He is on a steady climb with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2026, Sports Club Below 1800 Rating Chess Tournament, and Karnavati Club All india Open Classical FIDE Rating Chess Tournament. Also played 6 rapid (including Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Blitz Rating Chess Tournament 2026) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2006), 23 months (2007–2009), 17 months (2009–2010), 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2131 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2007).