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Sankar Covai
🇮🇳FIDE 25013602· Male· India· Born in 1962
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Sankar Covai, a 64-year-old Indian player, is rated 1444. He has slipped back 80 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700), CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026, and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000). He had 4 career breaks: 16 months (2012–2014), 44 months (2014–2017), 18 months (2017–2019) and 56 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1531 was reached at age 62 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1444
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1531
−87 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 62
Mar 2024 · age 62
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#204,786
#204,786 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 63
Jul 2025
2024
92nd Indian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1524
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+313 Elo)
1218 → 1531
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 62
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 62
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1531
at age 62 · −87 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
PSNA Trophy 1st International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2025perf 1684 (+282) · 3.5/5 · #333
Top opponent
Evolution
-80
1524 → 1444
Tournaments
11
106 games
Score
39.5/ 10637.3%
39W9D58L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJayaraj Pasupathinathan1,530·CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026·R2·+25.2
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsIsaac Emmanuel S1,453·CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026·R6·-19.1
3.[L]vsYuvanesh M1,461·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700)·R3·-18.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 11| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #265 | 1525 | -43.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #174 | 1376 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/7 | #700 | 1185 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #188 | 1337 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #380 | 1210 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: PSNA Trophy 1st International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2025 (-48.4 Elo, finished #333).
Rankings
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India
#15,789
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#46,500
in continent
World
#204,575
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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