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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 1446 — just 21 short of his peak of 1467 (Jun 2024, age 43). He is currently in the 1400–1450 range. 12 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026, Goa Purple - 24th World IPCA Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Specially Abled) Standard, and 5th National Chess Championship for Specially Abled Players 2025. 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), 13 months (2023–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1446
Standard
Rpd1469·Blz1462
All-time high
1467
−21 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 43
Jun 2024 · age 43
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#204,126
#204,126 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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 · −21 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
Last 12 months — 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
-21
1467 → 1446
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
12/ 2646.2%
11W2D13L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
#15,619
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#46,190
in continent
World
#203,922
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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