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IND · 15 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1497 (Aug 2026)

Best performance: 1449 at SBI GIC presents FIDE Rated Open Rapid Chess Tournament(Best of 2026)

World #=162022 live, down 2716#159,306 publishedIndia #=13335Asia #=53683among active players

Rapid rating

1497

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

On FIDE’s list since Mar 2026

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 1460 to 1497 since March 2026; peak 1497 in August 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261504, 0, 0 games1497, 0, 0 games1515, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261504, 0, 0 games1497, 0, 0 games1515, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261504, 0, 0 games1497, 0, 0 games1515, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261504, 0, 0 games1497, +12, 2 games1515, -35, 2 games
Jul 20261504, 0, 0 games1485, 0, 0 games1550, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261504, 0, 0 games1485, 0, 0 games1550, 0, 0 games
May 20261504, 12 games1485, 0, 0 games1550, 0, 0 games
Apr 2026unrated1485, +25, 0 games1550, +67, 0 games
Mar 2026unrated1460, 13 games1483, 7 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 3 games, Jul 11.

From 25 rapid games on record, the latest on Jul 12.

Rapid games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
Bareilly Rapid Rating Open Chess Tournament 2026-27 UP Future GM Series (Vol 2)Jul 11 – Jul 125½/9

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

Best wins · Rapid

From 15 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2026

#OpponentRating
1, Sarthak Kakra, Feb 2026 · SBI GIC presents FIDE Rated Open Rapid Chess Tournament, 1545*
2, Saurabh Kumar, Feb 2026 · UP State Fide Rating Rapid Chess Championship 2025-26, 1462*
3, Daksh Surana, Feb 2026 · SBI GIC presents FIDE Rated Open Rapid Chess Tournament, 1457

* No rapid rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.

Event timeline · Rapid

3 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
202615615121440

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

Rated near Pulkit Valecha · Rapid

World

  1. #=162022Daniel Garrido Gubser1497.0
  2. #=162022Alex Mora Parra1497.0
  3. #=162022Pulkit Valecha1497.0
  4. #=162022Aslin Nivina A1497.0
  5. #=162022Eric Michael Freitas Abranches1497.0

India

  1. #=13335Kuldeep Bhimrao Chore1497.0
  2. #=13335Ram Sanjay Joshi1497.0
  3. #=13335Pulkit Valecha1497.0
  4. #=13335Aslin Nivina A1497.0
  5. #=13335Eric Michael Freitas Abranches1497.0

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