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Tiwari, Arjun
🇮🇳FIDE 5011337· Male· India· Born in 1985
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Arjun Tiwari, a 41-year-old Indian player, is rated 1961 and sitting in the top 5% of Indian players. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 14 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent appearances: 23rd RCC International FIDE Rated Classical Cup and First Move International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament. Also played 1 rapid (including 24th RCC International FIDE Rated Rapid Cup) and 1 blitz events (including 25th RCC International FIDE Rated Blitz Cup) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2354 was reached at age 26 (May 2011); he also reached Indian #65 in Jan 2007.
At junior level, he reached #5, #9 and #7 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1961
Standard
Rpd2149·Blz2126
All-time high
2354
−393 pts below
May 2011 · age 26
May 2011 · age 26
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#869 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
22 entries2026
34th Indian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1961
May 2026
2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2000 → returned at 2001
Nov 2023
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2163 → returned at 2122
Feb 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 33
Feb 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 32
Feb 2017
2015
1,000 career games
at age 30
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-22
1983 → 1961
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
13.5/ 1875.0%
13W1D4L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsAdhrit Das Purkayastha1,786·First Move International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R9·+5.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #35 | 1876 | -15.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/9 | #5 | 1919 | -6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRahul SangmaIM
🇮🇳IND·2167
+2 −2 =6
10 games·last met Jan 2018
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vsSharma HimanshuGM
🇮🇳IND·2377
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Jan 2018
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vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsHimal GusainIM
🇮🇳IND·2438
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2022
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vsRoy SaptarshiGM
🇮🇳IND·2274
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2020
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Rankings
/
India
#869
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,168
in continent
World
#34,448
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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