Moidutty Elangoly

Moidutty Elangoly, a 63-year-old Indian player, is rated 1541 — just 17 short of his peak of 1558 (May 2026, age 63). He is climbing fast, having gained +104 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025, Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800), and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000). Also played 1 rapid (including DEVA 2nd International Open Fide Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 76 months (2011–2017), 13 months (2018–2019) and 41 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included).