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Vijay Kumar Singh
🇮🇳FIDE 25726480· Male· India· Born in 1955
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Vijay Kumar Singh, a 71-year-old Indian player, is rated 1427. He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'C' Below 1700, Rungta Cements All India Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament, and 25th KT Global School International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including National Rapid Chess Championship 2025-26) and 1 blitz events (including NATIONAL BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025-26) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2022–2023). His peak of 1470 was reached at age 70 (Nov 2025).
Current rating
1427
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1432
All-time high
1470
−43 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 70
Nov 2025 · age 70
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#211,195
#211,195 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
73rd Indian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1454
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1470
at age 70 · −43 from today
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+358 Elo)
1069 → 1427
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 69
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 69
Mar 2024
2022
46th Indian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1084
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
1403 → 1427
Tournaments
4
35 games
Score
17/ 3548.6%
14W6D15L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsAditya Das1,498·25th KT Global School International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025·R4·+21.6
2.[W]vsKounish Ghosh1,407·25th KT Global School International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025·R3·+16.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMoharana Rabindra Kumar1,414·25th KT Global School International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025·R1·-23.2
2.[L]vsNivrita Pattnaik1,429·25th KT Global School International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025·R9·-22.3
3.[L]vsRisana Khatun1,483·25th KT Global School International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025·R6·-19.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/2 | #382 | 2396 | -24.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/2 | #250 | 2519 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/8 | #77 | 1388 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/3 | #152 | 2389 | -15.4 |
Worst Elo result: ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'C' Below 1700 (-24.8 Elo, finished #382).
Rankings
/
India
#17,106
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#49,168
in continent
World
#210,861
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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