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Gukesh D

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IND · 20 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2659 (Aug 2023)

Best performance: 2770 at 2023 GCT SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia - Blitz(Best of 2023)

World #=38 live#38 publishedIndia #7Asia #19#2 U20 in the worldamong active players

Blitz rating

2659

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Dec 2014

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 2628 to 2659 over the last 12 months; peak 2659 in August 2023.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262710, 0, 0 games2686, 0, 0 games2659, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262710, +7, 11 games2686, 0, 0 games2659, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262703, 0, 0 games2686, 0, 0 games2659, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262703, -14, 7 games2686, +2, 9 games2659, +4, 18 games
Jul 20262717, -15, 10 games2684, 0, 0 games2655, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262732, 0, 0 games2684, +2, 9 games2655, +9, 18 games
May 20262732, 0, 0 games2682, -10, 10 games2646, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262732, -16, 9 games2692, 0, 0 games2646, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262748, -6, 13 games2692, 0, 0 games2646, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262754, 0, 0 games2692, 0, 0 games2646, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262754, 0, 0 games2692, 0, 25 games2646, +18, 21 games
Dec 20252754, -9, 4 games2692, 0, 0 games2628, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 4 games, Jul 5.

From 479 blitz games on record, the latest on Jul 5.

Blitz games since the November list

No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
2026 GCT Rapid and Blitz Croatia - BlitzJul 4 – Jul 5TPR 26748½/18

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Blitz

From 450 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2014–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM Hikaru Nakamura, Dec 2022 · TATA Steel Chess India Blitz-2022, 2909
2, GM Alireza Firouzja, Jul 2024 · 2024 SuperUnited Croatia Rapid and Blitz - Blitz, 2863
3, GM Magnus Carlsen, May 2023 · Norway Chess Blitz 2023, 2852

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 156 of 479 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 31 of 82 games, 1.d4 in 30, 1.Nf3 in 17.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5 or 1...c6, and 1.d4 with 1...Nf6.

All openings (8 as White, 9 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1454%
Queen's Gambit Declined729%
Zukertort Opening764%
English Opening550%
Caro-Kann Defense450%

33 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Blitz

36 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
20263616½27102681
2025572626922663
20243610½27212563
20238240½26852678
2022502226532610
20213922½26142671
2019693923672417
2018694620302155
201795½23132393
2015221497—

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Gukesh D · Blitz

World

  1. #37GM Yuri Drozdovskij2663.0
  2. #=38GM Teimour Radjabov2659.0
  3. #=38GM Gukesh D2659.0
  4. #40GM Samuel Sevian2658.0
  5. #41GM Grigoriy Oparin2655.0

India

  1. #5GM Raunak Sadhwani2678.0
  2. #6GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit2677.0
  3. #7GM Gukesh D2659.0
  4. #8GM Narayanan S L2630.0
  5. #9GM Pentala Harikrishna2620.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.