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Binu Sebastian
🇮🇳FIDE 25083163· Male· India· Born in 1984
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Binu Sebastian, a 42-year-old Indian player, is rated 1678 — just 18 short of his peak of 1696 (Jan 2026, age 42). He is on a steady climb with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈74/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Akshaya Institutions 4th International Fide rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2026, Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000), and 3rd Khannur Below 1800 FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament. 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.
Current rating
1678
Standard
Rpd1583·Blz1653
All-time high
1696
−18 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 42
Jan 2026 · age 42
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#117,892
#117,892 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
All-time peak 1696
at age 42 · −18 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+345 Elo)
1283 → 1628
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 41
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 40
May 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 40
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 40
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
"SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournamentperf 2038 (+342) · 5/7 · #118
Top opponent
Evolution
+42
1636 → 1678
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
14.5/ 3245.3%
16W2D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRavi Gopal HegdeIM1,905·"SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R4·+15.4
2.[W]vsSoumil Gogte1,840·"SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R3·+13.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAbirup G1,418·Akshaya Institutions 4th International Fide rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2026·R1·-16.3
2.[L]vsS. Jeevanandam1,464·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000)·R9·-15.8
3.[L]vsSai Joshith Bollam1,555·3rd Khannur Below 1800 FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament·R8·-13.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #378 | 618 | -16.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/8 | #452 | 1730 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/8 | #57 | 1672 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #118 | 2038 | +51.2 |
Worst Elo result: Akshaya Institutions 4th International Fide rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2026 (-16.8 Elo, finished #378).
Rankings
/
India
#3,601
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#16,563
in continent
World
#117,886
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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