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Khandhar, Kaushal

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FIDEFIDE 5702763· Male· Malaysia· Born in 1990

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Kaushal Khandhar, a 36-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 2016 — just 19 short of his peak of 2035 (Mar 2016, age 26) and ranked 37th among Malaysian players. He is rising rapidly, having gained +109 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XIV Open Internacional Lorca A Sub-2400, XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A, and XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo A. Also played 1 rapid event (including KCE18 - UPTM FIDE RATED RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011), 37 months (2012–2015) and 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). He reached Malaysian #19 in Aug 2022.

At junior level, he reached #3, #2 and #5 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2016

Standard

Rpd1948·Blz2012

All-time high

2035

−19 pts below
Mar 2016 · age 26

Activity

40

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#37

#37 · Malaysian players · of 1,335

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+109 Elo)
1908 → 2017
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 36
Feb 2026
2022
Peak Malaysian rank: #19
at age 32 · rated 2020
Aug 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 32
Aug 2022
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1936 → returned at 1999
Jan 2020
2016
All-time peak 2035
at age 26 · −19 from today
Mar 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Open Event
perf 2383 (+454) · 6/7 · #57
Top opponent
vs Gines Perez Epinin 2,147
XIV Open Internacional Lorca A Sub-2400 · Dec 2025 · +3.6 Elo
Evolution
+109
1907 → 2016
Tournaments
5
42 games
Score
20.5/ 4248.8%
14W13D15L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
XIV Open Internacional Lorca A Sub-2400
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/7#92113+37.4
XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/10#952093+43.0
XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo A
Open Swiss
Nov 20252.5/8#1801934+8.2
COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Open Event
Open Swiss
Nov 20256/7#572383+40.8
20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship
Open Swiss
Sep 20252.5/8#791829-20.0
Worst Elo result: 20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship (-20.0 Elo, finished #79).

Most-Played Opponents

vsAbdullah Che Hassan
🇲🇾MAS·2070
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsLi Tian YeohGM
🇲🇾MAS·2492
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2027
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vsChee Sian Sebastien Chua
🇲🇾MAS·2087
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings

/
Malaysia
#37
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,184
in continent
World
#25,126
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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3
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4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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8
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2,733
9
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10
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World
1
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2
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4
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7
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8
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9
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9
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