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Selvam, Sanjay
🇺🇸FIDE 30932475· Male· United States of America· Born in 2006
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Sanjay Selvam, a 20-year-old American player, is rated 1816 — just 1 short of his peak of 1817 (Mar 2024, age 18). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 77-month break between Jul 2019 and Jan 2026. Recent appearance: 2025 North Carolina Open - U2000. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz U2000) recently.
At junior level, he reached #61 and #46 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1816
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1789
All-time high
1817
−1 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 18
Mar 2024 · age 18
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#71,384
#71,384 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1817
at age 18 · −1 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 77 months
paused at 1695 → returned at 1816
Jul 2019
2018
61st American U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1633
Jan 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+112 Elo)
1521 → 1633
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-1
1817 → 1816
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #40 | 1798 | -1.4 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#2,054
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#8,159
in continent
World
#71,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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