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Thavandiran, Shiyam
IM🇨🇦FIDE 2605058· Male· Canada· Born in 1992
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Shiyam Thavandiran, a 34-year-old Canadian International Master, is rated 2405 — just 15 short of his peak of 2420 (Dec 2019, age 27) and ranked 12th among Canadian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 7 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FIDE World Cup 2025, Faaborg Skakklub 100-aars jubilaeum - GM, and Fagernes International Autumn 2025 GM. Also played 2 rapid (including FIDE World Cup 2025 Rapid TB) and 2 blitz events (including FIDE World Cup 2025 Blitz TB) recently. He took a 28-month break between Dec 2019 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached Canadian #9 in May 2022.
Awarded IM in 2017 (age 25) and FM in 2007 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #98 in U18, World #54 in U16, World #18 in U14, World #28 in U12 and #4 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2405
Standard
Rpd2400·Blz2384
All-time high
2420
−15 pts below
Dec 2019 · age 27
Dec 2019 · age 27
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · Canadian players · of 1,680
Career timeline
23 entries2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 33
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 33
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 32
Oct 2024
2022
Peak Canadian rank: #9
at age 30 · rated 2399
May 2022
2019
All-time peak 2420
at age 27 · −15 from today
Dec 2019
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2420 → returned at 2399
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
2398 → 2405
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
18/ 2962.1%
13W10D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | R128 | 2618 | +5.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #3 | 2541 | +17.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #27 | 2207 | -20.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2404 | +3.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNikolay NoritsynIM
🇨🇦CAN·2453
+1 −11 =4
16 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsBator SambuevGM
🇨🇦CAN·2434
+4 −7 =1
12 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsMark PlotkinIM
🇨🇦CAN·2360
+5 −4 =1
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsArtiom SamsonkinIM
🇨🇦CAN·2361
+2 −7 =0
9 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsDaniil YuffaGM
🇪🇸ESP·2586
+0 −2 =6
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Canada
#12
out of 1,859 players
Americas
#184
in continent
World
#1,583
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Canada
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World
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