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Wasave Govardhan
🇮🇳FIDE 5044022· Male· India· Born in 1963
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Wasave Govardhan, a 63-year-old Indian player, is rated 1524. He has fluctuated between 1496 and 1543 over the past 2 years. 25 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: All India Below 1700 Fide rating chess tournament, Amravati 2026 and 2nd Chesskraft Academy All India Below 1800 FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 17 rapid (including 4th Anniversary Phoenix ChessBase India Chess Club FIDE Rapid Rating Tournaments 2026) and 3 blitz events (including 4th Anniversary Phoenix ChessBase India Chess Club FIDE Blitz Rating 2026) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2007–2009), 33 months (2009–2011), 15 months (2013–2014) and 43 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1920 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2006).
Previously known as Govardhan Vesave (until Mar 2017).
Current rating
1524
Standard
Rpd1553·Blz1482
All-time high
1920
−396 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 43
Jul 2006 · age 43
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#176,408
#176,408 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+252 Elo)
1291 → 1543
Jan 2025
2024
62nd Indian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1291
Jan 2024
2022
42nd Indian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1397
Jul 2022
2018
100 career games
at age 55
Nov 2018
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1454 → returned at 1397
Nov 2018
2017
Renamed to Wasave Govardhan
at age 54
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2nd Chesskraft Academy All India Below 1800 FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025perf 1940 (+427) · 4.5/5 · #196
Top opponent
2nd Chesskraft Academy All India Below 1800 FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025 · Jan 2026 · +14.3 Elo
Evolution
-5
1529 → 1524
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
13.5/ 2848.2%
12W3D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDayama Abhedya1,401·All India Below 1700 Fide rating chess tournament, Amravati 2026·R9·-13.1
2.[L]vsGaurang K Gharge1,436·All India Below 1700 Fide rating chess tournament, Amravati 2026·R5·-12.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/8 | #181 | 1579 | +14.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #413 | 2655 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/4 | #201 | 2278 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #196 | 1940 | -16.8 |
Worst Elo result: 2nd Chesskraft Academy All India Below 1800 FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025 (-16.8 Elo, finished #196).
Rankings
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India
#9,620
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#33,783
in continent
World
#176,369
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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