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VJ
Venkatesan J
🇮🇳FIDE 25760386· Male· India· Born in 1981
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Venkatesan J, a 45-year-old Indian player, is rated 1457 — just 10 short of his peak of 1467 (Jun 2024, age 43). He is currently in the 1450–1500 range. 13 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Pudukkottai Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament -2026 (CFPD 4th Edition), CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026, and Goa Purple - 24th World IPCA Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Specially Abled) Standard. Also played 1 rapid (including Goa Purple - 24th World IPCA Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Specially Abled) - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Goa Purple - 24th World IPCA Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Specially Abled) - Blitz) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2018–2019), 36 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included), 16 months (2023–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1457
Standard
Rpd1469·Blz1462
All-time high
1467
−10 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 43
Jun 2024 · age 43
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#201,582
#201,582 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1467 → returned at 1449
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+370 Elo)
1097 → 1467
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1467
at age 43 · −10 from today
Jun 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 43
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 43
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Goa Purple - 24th World IPCA Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Specially Abled) Standardperf 1740 (+291) · 3.5/7 · #70
Top opponent
Goa Purple - 24th World IPCA Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Specially Abled) Standard · Jul 2025 · +18.0 Elo
Evolution
-10
1467 → 1457
Tournaments
4
44 games
Score
18.5/ 4442.0%
21W5D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/1 | #59 | 2288 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/3 | #466 | 2450 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/7 | #70 | 1740 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/2 | #88 | 2306 | -18.0 |
Worst Elo result: 5th National Chess Championship for Specially Abled Players 2025 (-18.0 Elo, finished #88).
Rankings
/
India
#14,782
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#44,615
in continent
World
#201,439
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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