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Bhandari, Jitendra Singh
🇮🇳FIDE 5034345· Male· India· Born in 1979
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Jitendra Singh Bhandari, a 47-year-old Indian player, is rated 1807. He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include All India Civil Services Men Chess Championship 2025-26, All India Civil Services Men Team Chess Championship 2025-26, and SHRI DHANPAT RAI SACHDEVA MEMORIAL BELOW 1800 INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT. Also played 3 rapid (including Nikunj Agarwal Memorial International FIDE rated Rapid Chess Tournament) and 3 blitz events (including 1st Shatranj India Open International FIDE Rated Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 62 months (2005–2011), 24 months (2011–2013) and 48 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1842 was reached at age 26 (Apr 2005).
Current rating
1807
Standard
Rpd1766·Blz1707
All-time high
1842
−35 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 26
Apr 2005 · age 26
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#74,098
#74,098 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2026
49th Indian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1807
May 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+138 Elo)
1656 → 1794
Mar 2024
2020
58th Indian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1656
Oct 2020
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1656 → returned at 1794
Feb 2020
2017
Re-crossed 1600
at age 38
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
All India Civil Services (TEAM-Men) Chess Tournament 2024-25perf 2281 (+489) · 4.5/5 · #16
Top opponent
Evolution
+15
1792 → 1807
Tournaments
5
37 games
Score
23/ 3762.2%
19W8D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #53 | 2215 | +44.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #122 | 1901 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #108 | 1759 | -24.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5.5/8 | #28 | 1764 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4.5/5 | #16 | 2281 | +33.0 |
Worst Elo result: SHRI DHANPAT RAI SACHDEVA MEMORIAL BELOW 1800 INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT (-24.8 Elo, finished #108).
Rankings
/
India
#1,789
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,018
in continent
World
#74,098
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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