Format
BR
Buxy Rajanikant
🇮🇳FIDE 5073898· Male· India· Born in 1988
Follow Buxy RajanikantTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Buxy Rajanikant, a 38-year-old Indian player, is rated 1750. He has fluctuated between 1679 and 1771 over the past 2 years. 87 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026, ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'B' Below 1900), and INTERNATIONAL FIDE OPEN RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT- 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including 18th GH Raisoni Memorial International FIDE (Rapid) Rating Chess Tournament 2025) and 2 blitz events (including 18th GH Raisoni Memorial International FIDE (Blitz) Rating Chess Tournament 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between Aug 2014 and Sep 2015. His peak of 1920 was reached at age 20 (Jul 2008).
At junior level, he reached #70 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1750
Standard
Rpd1783·Blz1758
All-time high
1920
−170 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 20
Jul 2008 · age 20
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
79 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#92,524
#92,524 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
100th Indian 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1771
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+257 Elo)
1491 → 1748
Jan 2025
2024
500 career games
at age 36
Sep 2024
2014
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1771 → returned at 1789
Aug 2014
2012
Re-crossed 1800
at age 24
Sep 2012
2011
100 career games
at age 23
Nov 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026 · Mar 2026 · +18.1 Elo
Evolution
+15
1735 → 1750
Tournaments
8
83 games
Score
45.5/ 8354.8%
45W16D22L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsShreyash Singh2,142·CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026·R1·+18.1
2.[W]vsShreyash Shuvam Patnaik1,986·Rungta Cements All India Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament·R8·+15.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/8 | #194 | 1834 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #55 | 1807 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/10 | #91 | 1646 | -31.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/7 | #23 | 1974 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/8 | #11 | 2059 | +38.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/9 | #62 | 1690 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #47 | 1708 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #94 | 1784 | +12.6 |
Worst Elo result: ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'B' Below 1900) (-31.8 Elo, finished #91).
Rankings
/
India
#2,461
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,810
in continent
World
#92,522
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
India
| 1 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,735 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳Follow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Follow Nihal SarinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,723 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳Follow Santosh Gujrathi ViditTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,708 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Follow Chithambaram VR. AravindhTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,692 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Pentala HarikrishnaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,676 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳Follow Murali KarthikeyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,661 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳Follow V PranavTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,661 |
| ... | ||
| 2461 | 1,750 | |
Asia-Pacific
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 4 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇨🇳Follow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,738 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,735 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Follow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,733 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳Follow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 10 | 🇻🇳Follow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,731 |
| ... | ||
| 11810 | 1,750 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 92522 | 1,750 | |