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Raja Harshit
GM🇮🇳FIDE 5089000· Male· India· Born in 2001
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Raja Harshit, a 25-year-old Indian Grandmaster, is rated 2499 — just 23 short of his peak of 2522 (Aug 2023, age 22) and ranked 50th among Indian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 98 rated games in the past year (≈91/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Maasch & Kirsch Schachfestival 2026 A-Open, 1. Muenster Oster Open - A, and 2026 Lone Star Open. Also played 2 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached Indian #35 in Apr 2023.
Awarded GM in 2022 (age 21) and IM in 2017 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #35 in U20, World #37 in U18, World #24 in U16, World #35 in U14, World #33 in U8 and #12 and #23 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
2499
Standard
Rpd2436·Blz2455
All-time high
2522
−23 pts below
Aug 2023 · age 22
Aug 2023 · age 22
Activity
109
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
80 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#50
#50 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
23 entries2026
Re-crossed 2500
at age 25
May 2026
2023
All-time peak 2522
at age 22 · −19 from today
Aug 2023
Peak Indian rank: #35
at age 22 · rated 2515
Apr 2023
Crossed 2500
at age 22
Apr 2023
2022
GM title awardedGM
at age 21 · 92nd 2021 FIDE Congress
Jan 2022
2021
35th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2494
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+46
2453 → 2499
Tournaments
10
80 games
Score
58.5/ 8073.1%
41W35D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 7/9 | #3 | 2340 | -3.7 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2440 | -0.3 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/8 | #1 | 2561 | +9.5 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2561 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #33 | 2579 | +13.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 2374 | -7.5 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 2495 | +3.9 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2528 | +9.1 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #15 | 2496 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2508 | +8.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAbhimanyu PuranikGM
🇮🇳IND·2603
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsNikolas TheodorouGM
🇬🇷GRE·2634
+1 −5 =3
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRakesh KulkarniIM
🇮🇳IND·2321
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsJosiah StearmanIM
🇺🇸USA·2477
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsAkshat ChandraGM
🇺🇸USA·2463
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
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India
#50
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#153
in continent
World
#585
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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