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Thanigai Selvan S
🇮🇳FIDE 25773321· Male· India· Born in 2009
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Thanigai Selvan S, a 17-year-old Indian player, is rated 2007 — just 1 short of his peak of 2008 (Feb 2026, age 17) and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players. He is climbing fast, having gained +409 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 22e Bois-Colombes Chess Master - Open B, XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group B, and 5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Accession. Also played 4 rapid (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International RAPID FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated BLITZ Open Chess Tournament 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #95 nationally in U18.
Current rating
2007
Standard
Rpd1676·Blz1591
All-time high
2008
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#707 · Indian players · of 19,102
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+413 Elo)
1594 → 2007
Apr 2026
95th Indian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2008
Feb 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2008
at age 17 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
2025
7-month rising streak
+294 Elo
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+377
1630 → 2007
Tournaments
6
53 games
Score
36/ 5367.9%
30W12D11L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsRaghunandan1,735·Warrior Chess Academy International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R9·+25.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPierre-Alix Faivre1,800·5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Accession·R6·-24.8
3.[L]vsYann Odoni-Ruffenach1,829·5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Accession·R7·-23.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/9 | #6 | 2044 | +71.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/10 | #2 | 1968 | +49.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/8 | #86 | 1719 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #21 | 2027 | +176.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 7/8 | #18 | 1944 | +71.6 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
India
#707
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,319
in continent
World
#26,422
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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