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KP
Kumar, Piyush
🇮🇳FIDE 25674927· Male· India· Born in 2004
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Piyush Kumar, a 22-year-old Indian player, is rated 1947 — just 1 short of his peak of 1948 (Apr 2026, age 22) and sitting in the top 5% of Indian players. He is rising rapidly, having gained +83 Elo over the past 12 months. 92 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include BIHAR OPEN FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2026, CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026, and 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2000). Also played 2 rapid events (including Warrior Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rapid Rated Open Chess Tournament) recently.
Previously known as Piyush Kumar (until Feb 2026). At junior level, he reached #72 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1947
Standard
Rpd1773·Blz1783
All-time high
1948
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 22
Apr 2026 · age 22
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
92 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#921 · Indian players · of 19,102
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1948
at age 22 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
Renamed to Kumar, Piyush
at age 22
Feb 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 20
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
2022
72nd Indian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1733
May 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+59
1888 → 1947
Tournaments
11
96 games
Score
70.5/ 9673.4%
58W25D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsYashmith Ram Chaikam1,757·"SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R3·-14.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 11| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/8 | #40 | 2026 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/7 | #133 | 2080 | +17.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #31 | 1902 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8/8 | #2 | 2526 | +25.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/8 | #25 | 2017 | -0.8 |
Rankings
/
India
#921
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,467
in continent
World
#37,321
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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