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Selvaraj Mahendran
🇮🇳FIDE 25685694· Male· India· Born in 2003
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Selvaraj Mahendran, a 23-year-old Indian player, is rated 1559 — just 8 short of his peak of 1567 (Mar 2026, age 23). He is currently in the 1550–1600 range. 21 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700), 2nd DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Below 1700 Chess Tournament 2026, and Akshaya Institutions 4th International Fide rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including Little England 1st International FIDE Rated Blitz Open Chess Tournament - 2026) recently. He took a 72-month break between Feb 2020 and Mar 2026.
Current rating
1559
Standard
Rpd1561·Blz1547
All-time high
1567
−8 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 23
Mar 2026 · age 23
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#162,787
#162,787 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
100 career games
at age 23
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1567
at age 23 · −8 from today
Mar 2026
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 21
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2022
2020
Inactive for 72 months
paused at 1240 → returned at 1567
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Akshaya Institutions 4th International Fide rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2026perf 2403 (+836) · 6/5 · #141
Top opponent
Akshaya Institutions 4th International Fide rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2026 · Feb 2026 · +13.6 Elo
Evolution
+15
1544 → 1559
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
16.5/ 2761.1%
15W3D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPranav Shashin R1,441·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700)·R9·-13.3
3.[L]vsMoorthattil Harikumar1,607·2nd DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Below 1700 Chess Tournament 2026·R5·-8.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #132 | 1605 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/8 | #58 | 1630 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/5 | #141 | 2403 | +22.8 |
Rankings
/
India
#7,596
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#28,842
in continent
World
#162,770
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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