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Shantharam K
🇮🇳FIDE 25058029· Male· India· Born in 1962
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Shantharam K, a 64-year-old Indian player, is rated 1418. He has slipped back 89 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Below 1700 Chess Tournament 2026, ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'C' Below 1700, and First Move International Below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament. Also played 4 rapid events (including Mynavathi Memorial Open International Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2013–2014), 14 months (2014–2016), 16 months (2017–2018) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1691 was reached at age 49 (Jan 2011).
Current rating
1418
Standard
Rpd1581·Blz—
All-time high
1691
−273 pts below
Jan 2011 · age 49
Jan 2011 · age 49
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#212,262
#212,262 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+262 Elo)
1245 → 1507
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 62
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 62
Mar 2024
2023
58th Indian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1301
Jan 2023
2020
63rd Indian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1322
Oct 2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1322 → returned at 1301
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournamentperf 2401 (+938) · 5.5/5 · #341
Top opponent
Evolution
-102
1520 → 1418
Tournaments
8
72 games
Score
41/ 7256.9%
37W8D27L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsRiyana Khatun1,651·16th KIIT International Chess Festival (Category C 1700 and Below)·R2·+13.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNidyush Anand1,424·6TH CHESSMII INTERNATIONAL BELOW 1680 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT·R6·-12.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/5 | #233 | 1948 | -11.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #224 | 1814 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/4 | #362 | 2464 | -17.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/5 | #341 | 2401 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/4 | #412 | 2291 | -30.4 |
Worst Elo result: ALL INDIA BELOW 1600 FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025 (-30.4 Elo, finished #412).
Rankings
/
India
#17,662
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#50,113
in continent
World
#211,897
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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