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Jhunjhnuwala, Krishan
FM🇺🇸FIDE 6000029· Male· United States of America· Born in 1962
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Krishan Jhunjhnuwala, a 64-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2183 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 19 months (2018–2020), 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2025–2026). His peak of 2341 was reached at age 56 (Aug 2018).
Competes for United States of America since Jun 2017. Awarded FM in 2001 (age 39).
Current rating
2183
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2261
All-time high
2341
−158 pts below
Aug 2018 · age 56
Aug 2018 · age 56
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,107 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2209 → returned at 2183
Mar 2025
2023
8th American 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2290
Sep 2023
2020
4th American 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2336
Oct 2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2336 → returned at 2326
Apr 2020
2018
All-time peak 2341
at age 56 · −158 from today
Aug 2018
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2341 → returned at 2336
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
2209 → 2183
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
2W4D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #83 | 2096 | -26.4 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#326
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#993
in continent
World
#9,107
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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| 326 | 2,183 | |
Americas
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| 6 | 🇺🇸Follow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,724 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,656 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Follow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,653 |
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| 993 | 2,183 | |
World
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