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Saurabh Anand
FM🇮🇳FIDE 5094496· Male· India· Born in 2002
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Saurabh Anand, a 24-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2265 and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +106 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈93/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A, Wroclaw Chess Festival 2025 - Open A, and XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo A. Also played 2 rapid events (including 4th Pinnacle FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2025) recently. His peak of 2385 was reached at age 17 (Mar 2019, Indian #96 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 23). At junior level, he reached World #83 in U18, World #75 in U16, World #75 in U14, World #28 in U12, World #36 in U10, World #22 in U8 and #21 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2265
Standard
Rpd2173·Blz2158
All-time high
2385
−120 pts below
Mar 2019 · age 17
Mar 2019 · age 17
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#234 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
25 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 24
Jan 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 23
Apr 2025
2021
21st Indian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2335
Aug 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 18
Feb 2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2304 → returned at 2335
Feb 2020
2019
83rd U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2385
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+106
2159 → 2265
Tournaments
5
45 games
Score
24.5/ 4554.4%
14W21D10L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsOleksii KarvatskyiFM2,321·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A·R7·+11.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #52 | 2332 | +38.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #62 | 2202 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #46 | 2348 | +45.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #16 | 2245 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #37 | 2144 | -4.4 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsSrijit PaulIM
🇮🇳IND·2366
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2017
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vsNodirbek YakubboevGM
🇺🇿UZB·2689
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2014
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vsGaurav KumarFM
🇮🇳IND·2033
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsRahul Srivatshav PGM
🇮🇳IND·2466
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met May 2016
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vsAnuj ShrivatriIM
🇮🇳IND·2483
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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India
#234
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#942
in continent
World
#5,288
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
India
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