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Sam Peniel P
🇮🇳FIDE 25163990· Male· India· Born in 2007
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Sam Peniel P, a 19-year-old Indian player, is rated 1621 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 19th AICFB National Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2026 and AICFB South Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Warrior Chess Academy - 1 st International FIDE Rapid Rated Open Chess Tournament 2025) recently. He took a 26-month break between Feb 2020 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1621
Standard
Rpd1533·Blz—
All-time high
1621
at best
Mar 2026 · age 19
Mar 2026 · age 19
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#138,424
#138,424 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 19
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1621
at age 19
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+307 Elo)
1293 → 1600
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
AICFB South Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged 2025perf 1750 (+155) · 4.5/6 · #24
Top opponent
Evolution
+37
1584 → 1621
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9.5/ 1659.4%
6W7D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVruthi Jain1,569·AICFB South Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged 2025·R3·+18.5
2.[W]vsMuniraju K1,461·AICFB South Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged 2025·R7·+12.6
3.[W]vsRaj Das1,650·19th AICFB National Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2026·R2·+10.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #22 | 1698 | +25.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/6 | #24 | 1750 | +11.2 |
Rankings
/
India
#4,961
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#21,512
in continent
World
#138,416
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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