What is Khakhai, Zou's FIDE rating?

Khakhai, Zou's current standard FIDE rating is 1530.

What is Khakhai, Zou's rapid rating?

Khakhai, Zou's current FIDE rapid rating is 1494.

What is Khakhai, Zou's blitz rating?

Khakhai, Zou's current FIDE blitz rating is 1594.

What is Khakhai, Zou's world ranking?

Khakhai, Zou is currently ranked #173,975 in the world (standard rating).

What is Khakhai, Zou's ranking in India?

Khakhai, Zou is currently ranked #9232 in India.

What is Khakhai, Zou's continental ranking?

Khakhai, Zou is currently ranked #32,898 in their continent.

What is Khakhai, Zou's ranking in the 55-60 category?

Khakhai, Zou is ranked #167 in India in the 55-60 age group.

What is Khakhai, Zou's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Khakhai, Zou's all-time peak standard rating is 1817.

When did Khakhai, Zou receive their first FIDE rating?

Khakhai, Zou first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2008.

Which federation does Khakhai, Zou represent?

Khakhai, Zou represents India (IND).

How old is Khakhai, Zou?

Khakhai, Zou was born in 1967 and is 59 years old.

When did Khakhai, Zou reach their peak rating?

Khakhai, Zou reached their peak standard rating of 1817 in 2008, at age 41.

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Khakhai, Zou

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FIDE 5027110· Male· India· Born in 1967

Zou Khakhai, a 59-year-old Indian player, is rated 1530. He is rising rapidly, having gained +91 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament, Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800), and 1st MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN CLASSICAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including 3rd MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN RAPID FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026) and 3 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 54 months (2009–2014) and 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1817 was reached at age 41 (Apr 2008).

Current rating

1530

Standard

Rpd1494·Blz1594

All-time high

1817

−287 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 41

Activity

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#174,010

#174,010 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries

2024

Best 12-month gain (+283 Elo)

1252 → 1535

Mar 2024

2023

99th Indian 55-60 player

at age 56 · rated 1290

Jan 2023

2020

Inactive for 30 months

paused at 1272 → returned at 1279

Feb 2020

2015

100 career games

at age 48

Jun 2015

2014

K-factor lowered to 15

at age 47

Feb 2014

2009

Inactive for 54 months

paused at 1749 → returned at 1661

Jul 2009

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Inactive period

COVID-19

FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Manojan Ravi 1,547

Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800) · Dec 2025 · +21.4 Elo

Evolution

+105

1425 → 1530

Tournaments

4

44 games

Score

16/ 4436.4%

20W1D23L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsManojan Ravi1,547·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)·R1·+21.4

2.[W]vsRahul R K1,486·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)·R8·+17.9

3.[W]vsNaveed Ahmed N1,478·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)·R4·+17.5

Top 3 losses

1.[L]vsAbhiraj Singh Tomar1,447·Shri Dhanpat Rai Sachdeva Memorial Below 1800 FIDE Rated International Classical Chess Tournament·R9·-24.7

2.[L]vsMano M1,479·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)·R6·-22.5

3.[L]vsRama Rishith Kumar1,499·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)·R9·-21.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament Open Swiss	Mar 2026	4/1	#701	2203	+14.0	▸
Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800) Open Swiss	Dec 2025	4/9	#345	1454	0.0	▸
1st MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN CLASSICAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025 Open Swiss	Sep 2025	4/3	#486	2418	-17.0	▸
SHRI DHANPAT RAI SACHDEVA MEMORIAL BELOW 1800 INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT Open Swiss	Aug 2025	4/4	#537	2379	-23.4	▸

Worst Elo result: SHRI DHANPAT RAI SACHDEVA MEMORIAL BELOW 1800 INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT (-23.4 Elo, finished #537).

Rankings

/

India

#9,232

out of 26,680 players

Asia-Pacific

#32,898

in continent

World

#173,975

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

India

1	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
2	🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan	2,739
3	🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R	2,735
4	🇮🇳Gukesh D	2,732
5	🇮🇳Nihal Sarin	2,723
6	🇮🇳Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi	2,708
7	🇮🇳Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.	2,692
8	🇮🇳Harikrishna, Pentala	2,676
9	🇮🇳Karthikeyan, Murali	2,661
9	🇮🇳Pranav, V	2,661
...
9232	🇮🇳Khakhai, Zou	1,530

Asia-Pacific

1	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
1	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
3	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
4	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
5	🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan	2,739
6	🇨🇳Ding, Liren	2,738
7	🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R	2,735
8	🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, Ian	2,733
9	🇮🇳Gukesh D	2,732
10	🇻🇳Le, Quang Liem	2,731
...
32898	🇮🇳Khakhai, Zou	1,530

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
173975	🇮🇳Khakhai, Zou	1,530