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Niraj Giridhar Desai
🇮🇳FIDE 88132498· Male· India· Born in 2008
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Niraj Giridhar Desai, a 18-year-old Indian player, is rated 1603. He is progressing steadily with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 33rd RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CLASSICAL CHESS CUP, 3rd Khannur Below 1800 FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament, and 2nd Khannur Open FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament. Also played 2 rapid (including 34th RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED RAPID CHESS CUP) and 3 blitz events (including 35th RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED BLITZ CHESS CUP) recently. His peak of 1695 was reached at age 17 (Aug 2025).
Current rating
1603
Standard
Rpd1466·Blz1449
All-time high
1695
−92 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 17
Aug 2025 · age 17
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#145,257
#145,257 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+205 Elo)
1490 → 1695
Aug 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1695
at age 17 · −92 from today
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Dec 2024
First FIDE rating
1490 · at age 16
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
1st BDCA All India Below-1800 FIDE Rated Classical Chess TMT-2025perf 2287 (+702) · 6.5/6 · #47
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
1568 → 1603
Tournaments
8
70 games
Score
43/ 7061.4%
41W4D25L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVenkatesh Elumalai1,515·3rd Khannur Below 1800 FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament·R5·+14.7
3.[W]vsRajannavar Ansh1,462·1st BDCA All India Below-1800 FIDE Rated Classical Chess TMT-2025·R7·+13.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #186 | 1863 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #88 | 1682 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/6 | #200 | 1922 | -47.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/7 | #102 | 1766 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #4 | 1706 | +35.6 |
Worst Elo result: 2nd Khannur Open FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament (-47.2 Elo, finished #200).
Rankings
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India
#5,605
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#23,449
in continent
World
#145,245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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