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Zamvar, Vipin
🇬🇧FIDE 2403749· Male· Scotland· Born in 1965
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Vipin Zamvar, a 61-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1738 — just 11 short of his peak of 1749 (Mar 2024, age 59). He is on a steady climb with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Major, Glasgow Congress Major 2026, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 3 and 4. Also played 3 rapid (including Livingston Allegro Open - Feb 2026) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 Ken Stewart Cup) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2016–2017) and 32 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). He reached Scottish #81 in May 2022.
Current rating
1738
Standard
Rpd1719·Blz1701
All-time high
1749
−11 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 59
Mar 2024 · age 59
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#96,714
#96,714 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
32nd Scottish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1738
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 60
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+194 Elo)
1555 → 1749
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 59
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1749
at age 59 · −11 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Peak Scottish rank: #81
at age 57 · rated 1576
May 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+38
1700 → 1738
Tournaments
6
35 games
Score
18/ 3551.4%
13W16D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/4 | #18 | 1986 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/1 | #33 | 2413 | +9.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 1819 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #54 | 1942 | +23.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/1 | #32 | 2821 | -2.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 1862 | -1.6 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Scotland
#265
out of 459 players
Europe
#68,828
in continent
World
#96,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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