Format
PG
Pankaj, Gandhi
🇮🇳FIDE 5030439· Male· India· Born in 1951
Follow Gandhi PankajTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Gandhi Pankaj, a 75-year-old Indian player, is rated 1697. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 10 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sports Club Below 1800 Rating Chess Tournament, Karnavati Club All india Open Classical FIDE Rating Chess Tournament, and RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800. Also played 5 rapid (including 4th Anniversary Phoenix ChessBase India Chess Club FIDE Rapid Rating Tournaments 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 4th Anniversary Phoenix ChessBase India Chess Club FIDE Blitz Rating 2026) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2013–2014), 23 months (2016–2018), 14 months (2018–2019) and 67 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1749 was reached at age 73 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1697
Standard
Rpd1577·Blz1684
All-time high
1749
−52 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 73
Mar 2024 · age 73
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#111,029
#111,029 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
8th Indian 70-75 player
at age 74 · rated 1708
Aug 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 73
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1749
at age 73 · −52 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 67 months
paused at 1582 → returned at 1709
Oct 2019
2018
13th Indian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1629
Dec 2018
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1629 → returned at 1582
Jul 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Karnavati Club All india Open Classical FIDE Rating Chess Tournamentperf 2390 (+703) · 6/5 · #116
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1708 → 1697
Tournaments
3
36 games
Score
19/ 3652.8%
20W6D10L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsDivyansh Mathur1,538·Karnavati Club All india Open Classical FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R7·+6.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHarshit Malhotra1,502·4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category B)·R10·-15.1
2.[L]vsAdithiya S1,492·RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800·R2·-14.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/8 | #14 | 1860 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/5 | #116 | 2390 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/6 | #110 | 2280 | -24.6 |
Worst Elo result: RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800 (-24.6 Elo, finished #110).
Rankings
/
India
#3,218
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,150
in continent
World
#111,026
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
India
| 1 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,735 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳Follow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Follow Nihal SarinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,723 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳Follow Santosh Gujrathi ViditTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,708 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Follow Chithambaram VR. AravindhTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,692 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Pentala HarikrishnaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,676 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳Follow Murali KarthikeyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,661 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳Follow V PranavTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,661 |
| ... | ||
| 3218 | 1,697 | |
Asia-Pacific
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 4 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇨🇳Follow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,738 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,735 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Follow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,733 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳Follow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 10 | 🇻🇳Follow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,731 |
| ... | ||
| 15150 | 1,697 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 111026 | 1,697 | |