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Kathir Sakthivel
🇮🇳FIDE 25739581· Male· India· Born in 2006
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Kathir Sakthivel, a 20-year-old Indian player, is rated 1529 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +106 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025, 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy, and 23rd Adyar Times FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 6 rapid events (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International RAPID FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026) recently. He took a 17-month break between Feb 2024 and Aug 2025.
Current rating
1529
Standard
Rpd1431·Blz1501
All-time high
1529
at best
May 2026 · age 20
May 2026 · age 20
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#174,407
#174,407 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1529
at age 20
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+364 Elo)
1059 → 1423
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 18
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 18
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+106
1423 → 1529
Tournaments
4
35 games
Score
14.5/ 3541.4%
12W5D18L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDev Dharshan S1,631·16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy·R10·+14.3
2.[W]vsJohan Blessitt1,591·16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy·R6·+13.3
3.[W]vsAdyanth Sathish1,510·INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025·R3·+11.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/9 | #133 | 1495 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/9 | #262 | 1476 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/2 | #340 | 2469 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/1 | #405 | 2375 | -11.6 |
Worst Elo result: 23rd Adyar Times FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2025 (-15.6 Elo, finished #340).
Rankings
/
India
#9,299
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#33,051
in continent
World
#174,372
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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