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Chettiar, Evasan
🇿🇦FIDE 14305283· Male· South Africa· Born in 1993
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Evasan Chettiar, a 33-year-old South African player, is rated 1869. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Prestige and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship). He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2012–2014) and 109 months (2015–2024). His peak of 1921 was reached at age 31 (Mar 2024); he also reached South African #26 in Mar 2011.
At junior level, he reached #2 and #5 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1869
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1921
−52 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 31
Mar 2024 · age 31
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#56,100
#56,100 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
100 career games
at age 33
Jun 2026
2024
All-time peak 1921
at age 31 · −52 from today
Mar 2024
2015
Inactive for 109 months
paused at 1869 → returned at 1907
Jun 2015
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
1850 → 1903
Mar 2015
2014
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 21
Feb 2014
2012
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1875 → returned at 1850
Sep 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-50
1919 → 1869
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
14/ 2556.0%
12W4D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChipepo Kunda Fwati1,998·2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship)·R10·+13.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #30 | 1759 | -30.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #5 | 1982 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/10 | #31 | 1810 | -30.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#138
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,732
in continent
World
#56,099
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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