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Bhardwaj, Brij
🇮🇳FIDE 5071607· Male· India· Born in 1974
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Brij Bhardwaj, a 52-year-old Indian player, is rated 1668 — just 17 short of his peak of 1685 (May 2012, age 38). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 19 months (2012–2014), 48 months (2014–2018), 45 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 4th HP Senior State FIDE Rated Chess Championship 2025.
Current rating
1668
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1685
−17 pts below
May 2012 · age 38
May 2012 · age 38
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#121,168
#121,168 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2026
86th Indian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1668
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1656 → returned at 1669
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+274 Elo)
1385 → 1659
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 50
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 50
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1400
at age 49
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1656 → 1668
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
5.5/ 868.8%
5W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/6 | #9 | 1954 | +12.2 |
Rankings
/
India
#3,737
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#17,316
in continent
World
#121,163
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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