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Syamal Datta
🇮🇳FIDE 25039482· Male· India· Born in 1969
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Syamal Datta, a 57-year-old Indian player, is rated 1841 — just 8 short of his peak of 1849 (Mar 2024, age 55). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 25 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: All India Civil Services Men Chess Championship 2025-26 and All India Civil Services Men Team Chess Championship 2025-26. Also played 2 rapid (including Purba Medinipur International Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Purba Medinipur International Blitz Rating Chess Tournament 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2013–2014), 19 months (2014–2016) and 106 months (2016–2025).
Current rating
1841
Standard
Rpd1843·Blz1800
All-time high
1849
−8 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 55
Mar 2024 · age 55
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#63,967
#63,967 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
21st Indian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1841
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 57
Mar 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 55
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1849
at age 55 · −8 from today
Mar 2024
2016
Inactive for 106 months
paused at 1748 → returned at 1822
Jul 2016
2015
75th Indian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1747
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+19
1822 → 1841
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
9.5/ 1563.3%
7W5D3L
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 | #17 | 1925 | +25.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/4 | #91 | 2206 | -6.0 |
Rankings
/
India
#1,513
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,653
in continent
World
#63,966
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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