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Kumar, Sanjay
🇺🇸FIDE 30952026· Male· United States of America· Born in 2007
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Sanjay Kumar, a 19-year-old American player, is rated 1954 — just 20 short of his peak of 1974 (Jul 2025, age 18). He is rising rapidly, having gained +92 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master, 2026 Charlotte Open - Championship, and 35th Annual North American Open - U2300. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 Carolinas Classic - Blitz Championship (1700 and over)) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2018 and Sep 2019.
At junior level, he reached #90 and #80 nationally in U20 and U16.
Current rating
1954
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1816
All-time high
1974
−20 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 18
Jul 2025 · age 18
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#35,852
#35,852 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
90th American U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1959
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1974
at age 18 · −20 from today
Jul 2025
2023
80th American U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1961
Sep 2023
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Aug 2023
100 career games
at age 16
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
1974 → 1954
Tournaments
9
56 games
Score
28.5/ 5650.9%
19W19D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #14 | 2016 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/7 | #108 | 1851 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #20 | 2100 | +25.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #36 | 1973 | +8.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #25 | 1863 | -25.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/3 | #9 | 2858 | +72.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/8 | #152 | 1746 | -95.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/5 | #21 | 2095 | +59.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/9 | #77 | 1989 | +52.4 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#998
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#3,865
in continent
World
#35,851
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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