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VJ
Venus Jha
🇮🇳FIDE 531041370· Male· India· Born in 2000
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Venus Jha, a 26-year-old Indian player, is rated 1530 — just 14 short of his peak of 1544 (Apr 2026, age 26). He is rising rapidly, having gained +83 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournament, SARGUJA CUP ALL INDIA OPEN FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT -2026 AMBIKAPUR CG, and 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700). Also played 1 rapid (including National Rapid Chess Championship 2025-26) and 2 blitz events (including NATIONAL BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025-26) recently.
Current rating
1530
Standard
Rpd1540·Blz1581
All-time high
1544
−14 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 26
Apr 2026 · age 26
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#174,010
#174,010 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+97 Elo)
1447 → 1544
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1544
at age 26 · −14 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 25
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 24
Oct 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 24
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025perf 2370 (+841) · 6.5/6 · #192
Top opponent
Evolution
+83
1447 → 1530
Tournaments
8
79 games
Score
40.5/ 7951.3%
40W15D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMann Agrawal1,537·PSNA Trophy 1st International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2025·R5·-13.9
2.[L]vsGunaselvaram T1,550·PSNA Trophy 1st International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2025·R9·-13.3
3.[L]vsOm Verma1,427·SARGUJA CUP ALL INDIA OPEN FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT -2026 AMBIKAPUR CG·R7·-12.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #138 | 1938 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/3 | #142 | 2452 | -22.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/8 | #118 | 1736 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/6 | #192 | 2370 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #729 | 1826 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/4 | #123 | 2507 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/6 | #26 | 2129 | +100.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/5 | #249 | 1847 | -38.4 |
Worst Elo result: PSNA Trophy 1st International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2025 (-38.4 Elo, finished #249).
Rankings
/
India
#9,232
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#32,898
in continent
World
#173,975
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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