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Dhananjay S
FM🇮🇳FIDE 5092892· Male· India· Born in 2000
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Dhananjay S, a 26-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2353 — just 1 short of his peak of 2354 (Apr 2026, age 26) and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +63 Elo over the past 12 months. 98 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SixDays Budapest March 2026 - IM-A, Budapest One Week 2026 March IM-A, and Budapest Spring Festival 2026. Also played 3 blitz events (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open) recently.
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 23). Earned a IM norm at Vezerkepzo IM July 2025. At junior level, he reached #32, #16, #13, #13 and #9 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2353
Standard
Rpd2193·Blz2091
All-time high
2354
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 26
Apr 2026 · age 26
Activity
79
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
98 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#145 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
28 entries2026
83rd Indian 20-35 player
at age 26 · rated 2353
May 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 26
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2354
at age 26 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
Aug 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 24
Mar 2024
2023
FM title awardedFM
at age 23
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+63
2290 → 2353
Tournaments
11
98 games
Score
59/ 9860.2%
48W22D28L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2412 | +42.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2412 | +42.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #44 | 2367 | +31.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/10 | #39 | 2197 | -21.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #52 | 2323 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/7 | #128 | 2019 | -50.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 8/9 | #2 | 2189 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/9 | #177 | 2153 | -37.6 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #7 | 2402 | +27.0 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #7 | 2202 | -21.8 |
Worst Elo result: Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000) (-50.8 Elo, finished #128).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMuthaiah ALIM
🇮🇳IND·2442
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsBanerjee Ashutosh
🇮🇳IND·1964
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsVinod Kumar SharmaCM
🇮🇳IND·2101
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsAnuj ShrivatriIM
🇮🇳IND·2483
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2018
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Rankings
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India
#145
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#543
in continent
World
#2,627
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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