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Tanuj, Dayal
🇮🇳FIDE 5009090· Male· India· Born in 1996
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Dayal Tanuj, a 30-year-old Indian player, is rated 1788. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearance: All India Chess Masters-Season 3, Mumbai Classical Chess Tournament ,2026. He had 3 career breaks: 61 months (2013–2018), 38 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 47 months (2022–2026). His peak of 1830 was reached at age 28 (Mar 2024).
Previously known as Tanuj Dayal (until Jul 2007). At junior level, he reached #84 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1788
Standard
Rpd1811·Blz—
All-time high
1830
−42 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 28
Mar 2024 · age 28
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#80,122
#80,122 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 28
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1830
at age 28 · −42 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1717 → returned at 1811
May 2022
2019
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1791 → returned at 1717
Feb 2019
2018
100 career games
at age 22
Sep 2018
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-42
1830 → 1788
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
11/ 1764.7%
9W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsBehera Snehayukta1,647·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-B 1899 and Below)·R2·-13.8
3.[L]vsArchishman Panda1,664·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-B 1899 and Below)·R7·-13.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #145 | 1706 | -23.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/8 | #4 | 1707 | -18.8 |
Worst Elo result: 17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-B 1899 and Below) (-23.2 Elo, finished #145).
Rankings
/
India
#2,013
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,874
in continent
World
#80,120
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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