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Gopakumar K S
🇮🇳FIDE 25024744· Male· India· Born in 1972
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Gopakumar K S, a 54-year-old Indian player, is rated 1839 — just 28 short of his peak of 1867 (Mar 2024, age 52). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include All India Civil Services Men Chess Championship 2025-26, All India Civil Services Men Team Chess Championship 2025-26, and 62nd KERALA STATE OPEN FIDE RATED CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. Also played 2 rapid events (including YMCA - Chessmii International FIDE Rated Open Rapid Chess Tournament 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2016–2018), 51 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
1839
Standard
Rpd1738·Blz1823
All-time high
1867
−28 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 52
Mar 2024 · age 52
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#64,553
#64,553 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
15th Indian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1867
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+123 Elo)
1744 → 1867
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 52
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1867
at age 52 · −28 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1778 → returned at 1821
Oct 2023
2019
Inactive for 51 months
paused at 1744 → returned at 1778
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+18
1821 → 1839
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
9/ 1560.0%
8W2D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #14 | 1951 | +33.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #80 | 1856 | -15.0 |
Worst Elo result: All India Civil Services Men Team Chess Championship 2025-26 (-15.0 Elo, finished #80).
Rankings
/
India
#1,530
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,727
in continent
World
#64,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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