CChessStats
Format
KK

Khandhar, Kaushal

🇲🇾

FIDEFIDE 5702763· Male· Malaysia· Born in 1990

Follow Kaushal KhandharTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.

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

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/7#92113+37.4
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/10#952093+43.0
Open Swiss
Nov 20252.5/8#1801934+8.2
Open Swiss
Nov 20256/7#572383+40.8
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

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

Europe
World
Malaysia
1
🇲🇾Yeoh, Li TianFollow Li Tian YeohTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,492
2
🇲🇾Poh, Yu TianFollow Yu Tian PohTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,461
3
🇲🇾Tan, Jun YingFollow Jun Ying TanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,404
4
🇲🇾Chan, Kim YewFollow Kim Yew ChanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,360
5
🇲🇾Wong, Yinn LongFollow Yinn Long WongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,327
6
🇲🇾Ang, Ern Jie AndersonFollow Ern Jie Anderson AngTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,309
7
🇲🇾Navaratnam, Rohan Shan TzeFollow Rohan Shan Tze NavaratnamTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,299
8
🇲🇾Mas, HafizulhelmiFollow Hafizulhelmi MasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,286
9
🇲🇾Lim, Zhuo RenFollow Zhuo Ren LimTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,280
10
🇲🇾Wong, JianwenFollow Jianwen WongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,252
...
37🇲🇾Khandhar, Kaushal2,016
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
3
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
4
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
8
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
9
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
10
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
...
3184🇲🇾Khandhar, Kaushal2,016
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
25126🇲🇾Khandhar, Kaushal2,016