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Cheetransh Malhotra
🇮🇳FIDE 531062288· Male· India· Born in 2018
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Cheetransh Malhotra, a 8-year-old Indian player, is rated 1554 — just 28 short of his peak of 1582 (Feb 2026, age 8). He is on a breakout run, having gained +85 Elo over the past 12 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 8, Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026, and 2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament. Also played 4 rapid (including Nikunj Agarwal Memorial International FIDE rated Rapid Chess Tournament) and 4 blitz events (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated BLITZ Open Chess Tournament 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #8 nationally in U8.
Current rating
1554
Standard
Rpd1558·Blz1647
All-time high
1582
−28 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 8
Feb 2026 · age 8
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#164,719
#164,719 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+85 Elo)
1469 → 1554
Jun 2026
8th Indian U8 player
at age 8 · rated 1582
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 8
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1582
at age 8 · −28 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 6
Dec 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 6
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
SHRI DHANPAT RAI SACHDEVA MEMORIAL BELOW 1800 INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENTperf 2446 (+1009) · 5/5 · #384
Top opponent
4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category B) · Jun 2026 · +29.3 Elo
Evolution
+75
1479 → 1554
Tournaments
8
91 games
Score
38.5/ 9142.3%
42W16D33L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPrasad Baij Nath1,652·SHRI DHANPAT RAI SACHDEVA MEMORIAL BELOW 1800 INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT·R9·+31.0
2.[W]vsSahu Kanishk1,729·4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category B)·R5·+29.3
3.[W]vsNamish Khanna1,586·1st MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN CLASSICAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025·R3·+28.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPushkar Jain1,434·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R2·-27.4
2.[L]vsIshaan Raychaudhuri1,464·14th NATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP-2025 Category U09 Open·R8·-26.5
3.[L]vsAbhyuday Bhaduka1,467·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R6·-25.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/8 | #2 | 1716 | +49.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #184 | 1636 | -53.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/5 | #363 | 2246 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #14 | 1501 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/8 | #310 | 1541 | -49.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/7 | #261 | 1649 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/5 | #384 | 2446 | -16.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/2 | #337 | 2216 | -28.0 |
Worst Elo result: Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026 (-53.2 Elo, finished #184).
Rankings
/
India
#7,850
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#29,492
in continent
World
#164,698
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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