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Sayas Payyappat
🇮🇳FIDE 25659260· Male· India· Born in 2011
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Sayas Payyappat, a 15-year-old Indian player, is rated 1841 — just 10 short of his peak of 1851 (Feb 2026, age 15). He has fluctuated between 1560 and 1851 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 C, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 C, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 C. Also played 2 blitz events (including 19. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. He took a 15-month break between Jul 2023 and Nov 2024.
At junior level, he reached #100, #16, #27 and #72 nationally in U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1841
Standard
Rpd1579·Blz1690
All-time high
1851
−10 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 15
Feb 2026 · age 15
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#63,967
#63,967 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1851
at age 15 · −10 from today
Feb 2026
2025
100th Indian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1848
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+581 Elo)
1267 → 1848
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Nov 2024
2023
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1267 → returned at 1723
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
1848 → 1841
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
6W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #48 | 1818 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #44 | 1873 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/5 | #38 | 1828 | -5.6 |
Rankings
/
India
#1,513
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,653
in continent
World
#63,966
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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