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Narayanan J
🇮🇳FIDE 25086715· Male· India· Born in 1959
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Narayanan J, a 67-year-old Indian player, is rated 1579. He has slipped back 78 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include STAR CHESS FOUNDATION 3rd INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED BELOW 1700 CHESS TOURNAMENT, Hunters Queens Trophy 1st International Classical Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament-2025, and Kamaraj College International FIDE Rated Tournament Below 1800. He had 2 career breaks: 43 months (2016–2020) and 69 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1657 was reached at age 65 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1579
Standard
Rpd1664·Blz1678
All-time high
1657
−78 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 65
Mar 2024 · age 65
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#155,052
#155,052 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
20th Indian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1653
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Dec 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 65
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 65
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1657
at age 65 · −78 from today
Mar 2024
2020
28th Indian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1429
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Kamaraj College International FIDE Rated Tournament Below 1800perf 1779 (+174) · 5/6 · #118
Top opponent
STAR CHESS FOUNDATION 3rd INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED BELOW 1700 CHESS TOURNAMENT · Jan 2026 · +7.5 Elo
Evolution
-78
1657 → 1579
Tournaments
4
34 games
Score
21/ 3461.8%
19W4D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsBalakrishna Kavatrapu1,502·SRR Below 1800 International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R6·-14.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/8 | #101 | 1579 | -25.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/1 | #216 | 2253 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #118 | 1779 | -41.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/7 | #51 | 1788 | -6.0 |
Worst Elo result: Kamaraj College International FIDE Rated Tournament Below 1800 (-41.2 Elo, finished #118).
Rankings
/
India
#6,658
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#26,363
in continent
World
#155,037
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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