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Anchal, Rastogi
🇮🇳FIDE 5069610· Male· India· Born in 1983
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Rastogi Anchal, a 43-year-old Indian player, is rated 1923 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +125 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈6/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 1 rapid (including UP State Fide Rating Rapid Chess Championship 2025-26) and 1 blitz events (including UP State Fide Rating Blitz Chess Championship 2025-26) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 61 months (2008–2013), 16 months (2015–2016), 28 months (2016–2018) and 61 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1923
Standard
Rpd1806·Blz1798
All-time high
1923
at best
Mar 2026 · age 43
Mar 2026 · age 43
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#42,584
#42,584 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
37th Indian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1923
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1798 → 1923
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1923
at age 43
Mar 2026
100 career games
at age 43
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 42
Jun 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 41
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
All India Civil Services Men Team Chess Championship 2025-26finished #3 (seeded #27 of 150)
Evolution
+77
1846 → 1923
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
22/ 2975.9%
19W6D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/8 | #16 | 1978 | +29.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/6 | #3 | 2569 | +47.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5.5/8 | #36 | 1944 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4.5/6 | #9 | 2042 | +36.6 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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India
#1,029
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,053
in continent
World
#42,584
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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