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Soneji, Janhavi
🇮🇳FIDE 5053714· Female· India· Born in 1997
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Janhavi Soneji, a 29-year-old Indian player, is rated 1819. She is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year. Recent appearance: H2e Power Systems Maharashtra State Open Chess Championship 2025. Also played 3 rapid events (including 3rd Pinnacle FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2025) recently. She took a 65-month break between Aug 2019 and Feb 2025 (COVID-19 included). Her peak of 1929 was reached at age 18 (Jun 2015).
At junior level, she reached #99, #53, #94 and #84 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1819
Standard
Rpd1694·Blz1817
All-time high
1929
−110 pts below
Jun 2015 · age 18
Jun 2015 · age 18
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#70,455
#70,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 29
Jun 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 27
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 65 months
paused at 1706 → returned at 1795
Aug 2019
2016
99th Indian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1782
Nov 2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2016
2015
53rd Indian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1929
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
All India Chess Masters-Season 4, Mumbai Classical Chess Tournament, 2026perf 1975 (+156) · 6/7 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
1792 → 1819
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
11.5/ 1576.7%
10W3D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsReyaansh Venkat1,906·All India Chess Masters-Season 4, Mumbai Classical Chess Tournament, 2026·R7·+12.5
3.[W]vsPatil Varad Sayaji1,638·H2e Power Systems Maharashtra State Open Chess Championship 2025·R7·+5.8
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsKathit Nikhil Shelar1,597·H2e Power Systems Maharashtra State Open Chess Championship 2025·R2·-15.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 1975 | +27.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #13 | 1790 | +1.2 |
Rankings
/
India
#1,720
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,547
in continent
World
#70,454
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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