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Sanjay S Pillai
🇮🇳FIDE 25043943· Male· India· Born in 1998
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Sanjay S Pillai, a 28-year-old Indian player, is rated 2093 — just 17 short of his peak of 2110 (Apr 2026, age 28) and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026, ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above), and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000). He took a 30-month break between Oct 2019 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #80 and #72 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2093
Standard
Rpd1812·Blz—
All-time high
2110
−17 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 28
Apr 2026 · age 28
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#501 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Crossed 2100
at age 28
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2110
at age 28 · −17 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 27
May 2025
500 career games
at age 27
May 2025
2023
Best 12-month gain (+177 Elo)
1767 → 1944
Feb 2023
2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1767 → returned at 1780
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000)perf 2203 (+107) · 5/10 · #79
Top opponent
Evolution
+41
2052 → 2093
Tournaments
6
55 games
Score
34.5/ 5562.7%
26W17D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDhananjay SFM2,299·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000)·R5·+15.3
2.[W]vsVignesh B2,203·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000)·R3·+13.0
3.[D]vsHimal GusainIM2,470·CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026·R2·+7.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/8 | #14 | 1950 | -17.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/7 | #65 | 2175 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/10 | #74 | 2040 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/10 | #79 | 2203 | +32.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/11 | #131 | 2062 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7.5/9 | #4 | 2136 | +21.6 |
Worst Elo result: 63rd Kerala State Open Fide Rated Chess Championship, 2026 (-17.4 Elo, finished #14).
Rankings
/
India
#501
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,227
in continent
World
#16,064
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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