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Soni, Krishan
🇮🇳FIDE 5008395· Male· India· Born in 1977
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Krishan Soni, a 49-year-old Indian player, is rated 1947 and sitting in the top 5% of Indian players. He is on a breakout run, having gained +87 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournament, All India Civil Services Men Chess Championship 2025-26, and All India Civil Services Men Team Chess Championship 2025-26. Also played 1 rapid (including Dehradun Open FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 3rd Blitz Fide Rating Chess Tournament) recently. He took a 23-month break between Apr 2007 and Apr 2009. His peak of 2212 was reached at age 27 (Oct 2004).
Current rating
1947
Standard
Rpd1982·Blz1819
All-time high
2212
−265 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 27
Oct 2004 · age 27
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#921 · Indian players · of 19,102
Career timeline
15 entries2026
20th Indian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1958
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+119 Elo)
1776 → 1895
Feb 2025
500 career games
at age 48
Feb 2025
2022
19th Indian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1943
Apr 2022
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 41
Dec 2018
2013
27th Indian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2116
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+45
1902 → 1947
Tournaments
7
57 games
Score
42.5/ 5774.6%
35W15D7L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsManoj Kumar Panigrahi1,913·All India Civil Services (TEAM-Men) Chess Tournament 2024-25·R5·+10.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #14 | 1881 | -10.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/8 | #6 | 1929 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #4 | 2056 | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/8 | #16 | 2084 | +9.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #22 | 2067 | +25.6 |
Rankings
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India
#921
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,467
in continent
World
#37,321
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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