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Saketh, Pedagandham

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FIDEFIDE 5042178· Male· India· Born in 1992

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Pedagandham Saketh, a 34-year-old Indian Candidate Master, is rated 2116 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 7 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen, Open Anpasan 2025, and 40th European Club Cup (open). Also played 2 rapid (including Checkmate Cancer Rapid Tournament by iMaster Chess Club & The B1 Mall) and 4 blitz events (including GRAN PRIX CUGER 01.11.2025.) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 26 months (2006–2009), 28 months (2014–2017), 16 months (2017–2018) and 29 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included).

Awarded CM in 2025 (age 33). At junior level, he reached #75 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2116

Standard

Rpd1912·Blz1826

All-time high

2116

at best
Mar 2026 · age 34

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 2%

#457 · Indian players · of 19,243

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
All-time peak 2116
at age 34
Mar 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 33
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 33
Dec 2025
2024
Crossed 2100
at age 32
Sep 2024
2022
Crossed 2000
at age 30
Sep 2022
2020
Best 12-month gain (+177 Elo)
1664 → 1841
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
perf 2178 (+62) · 4/7 · #297
Top opponent
vs Sinisa DrazicGM 2,286
Open Anpasan 2025 · Oct 2025 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
+12
2104 → 2116
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
11.5/ 2057.5%
7W9D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTapani Tahkavuori2,007·40th European Club Cup (open)·R6·-12.5
2.[L]vsBoris Aliabiev2,168·Open Anpasan 2025·R2·-8.1
3.[L]vsVladan Nikolic2,207·40th European Club Cup (open)·R3·-6.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20264/7#2972178+15.0
Open Anpasan 2025
Swiss
Oct 20254/6#42133+6.8
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20253.5/7#2942047-10.4

Rankings

/
India
#457
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,969
in continent
World
#13,932
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
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3
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4
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2,732
5
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2,723
6
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2,708
7
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8
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2,676
9
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9
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457🇮🇳Saketh, Pedagandham2,116
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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