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Santoshkashyap, HG
🇮🇳FIDE 5045410· Male· India· Born in 1985
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HG Santoshkashyap, a 41-year-old Indian player, is rated 1866. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent appearances: Akshaya Institutions 3rd International Pongal open fide rated chess tournament 2026 and Khannur Karnataka State FIDE Rated Open Chess Championship - 2025. Also played 3 rapid events (including 2nd Triple Crown Rapid FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2006–2008), 15 months (2017–2018), 34 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 21 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2054 was reached at age 28 (May 2013).
Previously known as Bhardwaj H. G. (until Jan 2008).
Current rating
1866
Standard
Rpd1921·Blz1885
All-time high
2054
−188 pts below
May 2013 · age 28
May 2013 · age 28
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#56,931
#56,931 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
45th Indian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1909
Jan 2026
2023
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1826 → returned at 1913
Jul 2023
41st Indian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1884
Jan 2023
2020
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1881 → returned at 1884
Jan 2020
2019
500 career games
at age 34
Jan 2019
2017
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1929 → returned at 1940
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-47
1913 → 1866
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
11.5/ 1767.6%
10W3D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsIshaan Bhansali1,690·Khannur Karnataka State FIDE Rated Open Chess Championship - 2025·R6·+4.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #28 | 1660 | -42.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/8 | #8 | 1855 | -4.4 |
Worst Elo result: Akshaya Institutions 3rd International Pongal open fide rated chess tournament 2026 (-42.6 Elo, finished #28).
Most-Played Opponents
vsL Vivekananda
🇮🇳IND·1808
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsG.A. StanyGM
🇮🇳IND·2429
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsShastry ArvindFM
🇮🇳IND·2192
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2015
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vsKumar Naren N
🇮🇳IND·1901
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met May 2012
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Rankings
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#1,345
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Asia-Pacific
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World
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out of 400,000+
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