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Darji, Giridhari Lal
🇮🇳FIDE 5042534· Male· India· Born in 1967
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Giridhari Lal Darji, a 59-year-old Indian player, is rated 1599. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈7/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 All India Civil Services (Men) Chess Tournament 2024-25. Also played 2 rapid events (including 2nd Royal Jaipur Open FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament) recently. He took a 60-month break between Jul 2018 and Aug 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1653 was reached at age 50 (Sep 2017).
Current rating
1599
Standard
Rpd1630·Blz—
All-time high
1653
−54 pts below
Sep 2017 · age 50
Sep 2017 · age 50
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#146,786
#146,786 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+254 Elo)
1378 → 1632
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 57
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 57
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 57
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Mar 2024
2023
40th Indian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1532
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1602 → 1599
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
9.5/ 2341.3%
9W1D13L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsSripavan Chalamalasetti1,459·All India Civil Services Men Team Chess Championship 2025-26·R6·+6.2
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsHarish Kumar Warudkar1,614·All India Civil Services (TEAM-Men) Chess Tournament 2024-25·R2·-9.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/2 | #189 | 2436 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #83 | 2318 | +15.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 3.5/6 | #104 | 1887 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 0/3 | #161 | 869 | -27.2 |
Worst Elo result: All India Civil Services (TEAM-Men) Chess Tournament 2024-25 (-27.2 Elo, finished #161).
Rankings
/
India
#5,765
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#23,910
in continent
World
#146,773
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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