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Gauri, Shankar
IM🇮🇳FIDE 5041350· Male· India· Born in 1992
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Shankar Gauri, a 34-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2382 — just 25 short of his peak of 2407 (Oct 2025, age 33) and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +60 Elo over the past 12 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Cornerstone Holiday Norm Invitationals #2 - GM, 2025 U.S. Masters, and 2025 Fall CCC GM Norm Invitational (36) - A. He took a 14-month break between Jul 2006 and Oct 2007. He reached Indian #61 in Jan 2008.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 33) and FM in 2008 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #29 in U16 and #8, #16 and #12 nationally in U20, U18 and U14.
Current rating
2382
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2188
All-time high
2407
−25 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 33
Oct 2025 · age 33
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#115 · Indian players · of 19,102
Career timeline
22 entries2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 33 · 89th FIDE Congress 2018
Oct 2025
Crossed 2400
at age 33
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2407
at age 33 · −25 from today
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 33
Oct 2025
2018
500 career games
at age 26
Feb 2018
2014
Re-crossed 2300
at age 22
Nov 2014
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+60
2322 → 2382
Tournaments
6
52 games
Score
29/ 5255.8%
15W28D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3.5/9 | #9 | 2303 | -12.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #93 | 2323 | -5.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #7 | 2351 | -6.8 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #3 | 2437 | +10.4 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2474 | +25.8 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #1 | 2522 | +48.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAngelo YoungIM
🇵🇭PHI·2119
+2 −6 =14
22 games·last met Mar 2018
View head-to-head →
vsVishnuvardhan ArjunIM
🇮🇳IND·2170
+2 −1 =14
17 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsFlorin FelecanIM
🇺🇸USA·2322
+0 −5 =7
12 games·last met Mar 2015
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vsMehmed PasalicIM
🇩🇪GER·2339
+1 −6 =5
12 games·last met Feb 2010
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vsTanguy RingoirGM
🇧🇪BEL·2529
+0 −1 =10
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
India
#115
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#426
in continent
World
#1,994
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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