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Gangnaik Santosh
🇮🇳FIDE 25609343· Male· India· Born in 1979
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Gangnaik Santosh, a 47-year-old Indian player, is rated 1509. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 72-month break between Jul 2019 and Aug 2025. Recent appearance: 5th National Chess Championship for Specially Abled Players 2025. His peak of 1551 was reached at age 45 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1509
Standard
Rpd1545·Blz—
All-time high
1551
−42 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 45
Mar 2024 · age 45
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#182,282
#182,282 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Crossed 1500
at age 45
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 45
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1551
at age 45 · −42 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Best 12-month gain (+192 Elo)
1060 → 1252
Jul 2019
Crossed 1200
at age 40
Jul 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 40
Jul 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-42
1551 → 1509
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
3W1D4L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsRamesh Kumar AN1,448·5th National Chess Championship for Specially Abled Players 2025·R9·+8.2
2.[W]vsSomanadh Kandregula1,408·5th National Chess Championship for Specially Abled Players 2025·R3·+7.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSreenivas S Krishnan1,423·5th National Chess Championship for Specially Abled Players 2025·R5·-12.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/7 | #36 | 1437 | -42.2 |
Worst Elo result: 5th National Chess Championship for Specially Abled Players 2025 (-42.2 Elo, finished #36).
Rankings
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India
#10,606
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#36,019
in continent
World
#182,235
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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