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Sahoo, Utkal Ranjan
🇮🇳FIDE 5034566· Male· India· Born in 1996
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Utkal Ranjan Sahoo, a 30-year-old Indian player, is rated 2325 and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent appearances: All India Civil Services Men Chess Championship 2025-26 and All India Civil Services Men Team Chess Championship 2025-26. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2005–2006), 16 months (2013–2014) and 32 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2391 was reached at age 27 (Mar 2023); he also reached Indian #90 in Jan 2019.
At junior level, he reached World #86 in U16, World #17 in U14, World #20 in U12, World #17 in U10 and #7 and #6 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2325
Standard
Rpd2232·Blz2226
All-time high
2391
−66 pts below
Mar 2023 · age 27
Mar 2023 · age 27
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#177 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
26 entries2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 29
Jun 2025
1,000 career games
at age 29
Jan 2025
2023
All-time peak 2391
at age 27 · −66 from today
Mar 2023
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2332 → returned at 2333
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 23
Sep 2019
Peak Indian rank: #90
at age 23 · rated 2388
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
2311 → 2325
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
14/ 1593.3%
13W2D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 8/9 | #2 | 2276 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/3 | #38 | 2592 | +4.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSayantan DasGM
🇮🇳IND·2428
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsSahaj GroverGM
🇮🇳IND·2493
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Dec 2012
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vsMurali KarthikeyanGM
🇮🇳IND·2661
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsShyaam Nikhil PGM
🇮🇳IND·2435
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2023
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Rankings
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India
#177
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#657
in continent
World
#3,314
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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