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Darpan, Inani
🇮🇳FIDE 5065992· Male· India· Born in 1994
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Inani Darpan, a 32-year-old Indian player, is rated 1966 and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 14 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 19th AICFB National Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2026, AICFB National Team Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025, and 2nd FIDE CHESS OLYMPIAD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. Also played 3 rapid events (including Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) recently. He took a 17-month break between Aug 2016 and Feb 2018. His peak of 2135 was reached at age 26 (Jan 2020).
At junior level, he reached #34, #28, #37 and #60 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1966
Standard
Rpd1924·Blz—
All-time high
2135
−169 pts below
Jan 2020 · age 26
Jan 2020 · age 26
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#856 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
15 entries2022
500 career games
at age 28
Aug 2022
2020
Best 12-month gain (+179 Elo)
1956 → 2135
Feb 2020
All-time peak 2135
at age 26 · −169 from today
Jan 2020
2019
Crossed 2100
at age 25
Oct 2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 25
Sep 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 24
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
AICFB National Team Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025perf 2423 (+432) · 7/7 · #2
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
1961 → 1966
Tournaments
3
30 games
Score
15.5/ 3051.7%
12W14D4L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsSomendra1,857·AICFB National Team Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025·R3·+6.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #7 | 1841 | -25.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/7 | #2 | 2423 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #80 | 1973 | +6.8 |
Worst Elo result: 19th AICFB National Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2026 (-25.4 Elo, finished #7).
Most-Played Opponents
vsGangolli Kishan
🇮🇳IND·2052
+0 −2 =8
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAshwin K Makwana
🇮🇳IND·1822
+3 −1 =6
10 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsSwapnil Shah
🇮🇳IND·1746
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSoundarya Kumar Pradhan
🇮🇳IND·1944
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsShirish Patil
🇮🇳IND·1736
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
India
#856
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,048
in continent
World
#33,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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