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Gusain, Himal
IM🇮🇳FIDE 5033861· Male· India· Born in 1993
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Himal Gusain, a 33-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2438 and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 75 Elo over the past 12 months. 99 rated games in the past year (≈91/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, XL. Aeskulap-Open, and CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026. Also played 6 rapid (including National Rapid Chess Championship 2025-26) and 2 blitz events (including NATIONAL BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025-26) recently. His peak of 2528 was reached at age 31 (Nov 2024); he also reached World #444 in Feb 2025.
Awarded IM in 2017 (age 24). Earned a GM norm at M.Chigorin Memorial 2016. At junior level, he reached #15, #15, #15, #18 and #54 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2438
Standard
Rpd2198·Blz2198
All-time high
2528
−90 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 31
Nov 2024 · age 31
Activity
110
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
93 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#78 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
23 entries2025
Peak World rank: #444
at age 32 · rated 2528
Feb 2025
2024
Peak Indian rank: #32
at age 31 · rated 2528
Dec 2024
All-time peak 2528
at age 31 · −80 from today
Nov 2024
Crossed 2500
at age 31
Aug 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 30
Aug 2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 30
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-39
2477 → 2438
Tournaments
10
83 games
Score
45.5/ 8354.8%
42W32D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2389 | -7.1 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4.5/8 | #6 | 2420 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #382 | 2072 | -14.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2442 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #110 | 2318 | -9.5 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #14 | 2453 | -1.5 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/7 | #2 | 2459 | +3.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 6.5/8 | #10 | 2383 | -1.8 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | R256 | 1805 | -6.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 8.5/9 | #1 | 2387 | +2.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSharma HimanshuGM
🇮🇳IND·2377
+2 −10 =4
16 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsMishra SwayamsGM
🇮🇳IND·2446
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsRahul SangmaIM
🇮🇳IND·2167
+5 −2 =4
11 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+0 −5 =5
10 games·last met May 2022
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vsBajaj PrinceIM
🇮🇳IND·2396
+4 −0 =6
10 games·last met Mar 2019
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Rankings
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India
#78
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#257
in continent
World
#1,151
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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