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Velavan S
🇮🇳FIDE 25045008· Male· India· Born in 1980
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Velavan S, a 46-year-old Indian player, is rated 1489 — just 28 short of his peak of 1517 (Mar 2024, age 44). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800).
Current rating
1489
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1517
−28 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 44
Mar 2024 · age 44
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#189,937
#189,937 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+311 Elo)
1195 → 1506
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 44
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 44
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 44
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1517
at age 44 · −28 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1195 → returned at 1506
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
1507 → 1489
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
4W0D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #865 | 2352 | -18.4 |
Worst Elo result: Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800) (-18.4 Elo, finished #865).
Rankings
/
India
#12,140
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#39,267
in continent
World
#189,864
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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