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Manoj Kumar
🇮🇳FIDE 25176803· Male· India· Born in 1967
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Manoj Kumar, a 59-year-old Indian player, is rated 1540. He has fluctuated between 1538 and 1575 over the past 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament and 2nd Skillcraft International Open Classical FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including 1st Kangra International Open FIDE rated Rapid Chess Tournament -2025) recently. He took a 29-month break between Nov 2019 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1577 was reached at age 57 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1540
Standard
Rpd1574·Blz1543
All-time high
1577
−37 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 57
Mar 2024 · age 57
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#170,214
#170,214 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
100 career games
at age 59
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+340 Elo)
1237 → 1577
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 57
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 57
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1577
at age 57 · −37 from today
Mar 2024
2022
77th Indian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1208
May 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournamentperf 2398 (+860) · 5/5 · #544
Top opponent
Evolution
-25
1565 → 1540
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
9W0D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMrinank Singh1,453·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R6·+7.6
2.[W]vsRibhya Joshi1,444·2nd Skillcraft International Open Classical FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025·R5·+6.9
3.[W]vsPranav Bhatt1,402·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R4·+6.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/5 | #544 | 2398 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #235 | 1743 | -22.6 |
Worst Elo result: 2nd Skillcraft International Open Classical FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025 (-22.6 Elo, finished #235).
Rankings
/
India
#8,644
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#31,466
in continent
World
#170,186
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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