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Vaibhav Kumar
🇮🇳FIDE 25692089· Male· India· Born in 1996
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Vaibhav Kumar, a 30-year-old Indian player, is rated 1509 — just 16 short of his peak of 1525 (Sep 2025, age 29). He is progressing steadily with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: ALL INDIA BELOW 1600 FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025 and 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'C'). He took a 62-month break between Mar 2018 and Jun 2023 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1509
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1525
−16 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 29
Sep 2025 · age 29
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#182,282
#182,282 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1525
at age 29 · −16 from today
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 29
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+451 Elo)
1042 → 1493
Jan 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Sep 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 28
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 28
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'C')perf 1705 (+183) · 5.5/9 · #353
Top opponent
21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'C') · Jun 2025 · +14.5 Elo
Evolution
-13
1522 → 1509
Tournaments
2
19 games
Score
10/ 1952.6%
9W2D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRaj Prakhar1,691·21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'C')·R1·+14.5
2.[W]vsPritiranjan Behera1,653·21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'C')·R6·+13.6
3.[W]vsAditya1,646·21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'C')·R10·+13.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #112 | 1556 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/9 | #353 | 1705 | +33.0 |
Rankings
/
India
#10,606
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#36,019
in continent
World
#182,235
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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