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Diwan, Rajesh
🇮🇳FIDE 5007178· Male· India· Born in 1973
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Rajesh Diwan, a 53-year-old Indian player, is rated 1744. He has fluctuated between 1693 and 1768 over the past 2 years. 33 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent appearances: All India Civil Services Men Chess Championship 2025-26 and All India Civil Services Men Team Chess Championship 2025-26. Also played 2 rapid events (including 2nd Chhindwara All India Open Rapid Rating Chess Tournament) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 29 months (2001–2004), 26 months (2004–2007), 15 months (2009–2011), 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2023–2024). His peak of 2142 was reached at age 31 (Oct 2004).
Current rating
1744
Standard
Rpd1808·Blz1866
All-time high
2142
−398 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 31
Oct 2004 · age 31
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#94,634
#94,634 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
44th Indian 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1768
May 2026
500 career games
at age 53
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+197 Elo)
1527 → 1724
Sep 2024
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1527 → returned at 1693
May 2023
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1609 → returned at 1546
Feb 2020
2019
48th Indian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1760
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-14
1758 → 1744
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
13.5/ 2456.3%
10W7D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSisika Borelli1,577·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-B 1899 and Below)·R3·-14.5
2.[L]vsSrivardhan Reddy Devareddy1,646·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-B 1899 and Below)·R7·-12.7
3.[L]vsDebashis Majumder(IRS)1,682·All India Civil Services Men Team Chess Championship 2025-26·R6·-12.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #124 | 1653 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #73 | 1994 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/6 | #57 | 1817 | +7.2 |
Worst Elo result: 17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-B 1899 and Below) (-24.4 Elo, finished #124).
Rankings
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India
#2,532
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,138
in continent
World
#94,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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