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Kota, Pavan Kumar
🇬🇧FIDE 343427693· Male· England· Born in 1984
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Pavan Kumar Kota, a 42-year-old English player, is rated 1618. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Coulsdon Chess FIDE Rated Dicky White - April 2026, 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8, and 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 1750. Also played 2 rapid events (including Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay - January 2026 - U1600) recently. His peak of 1669 was reached at age 41 (Oct 2025).
Current rating
1618
Standard
Rpd1542·Blz—
All-time high
1669
−51 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 41
Oct 2025 · age 41
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#139,509
#139,509 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 42
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Feb 2026
2025
All-time peak 1669
at age 41 · −51 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 41
Feb 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 41
Feb 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 41
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-30
1648 → 1618
Tournaments
14
38 games
Score
21/ 3855.3%
16W10D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 14| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #11 | 2417 | +10.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #141 | 925 | -13.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #7 | 1841 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 1885 | +21.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 1824 | +9.4 |
Worst Elo result: 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 1750 (-71.6 Elo, finished #24).
Rankings
/
England
#2,112
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#94,296
in continent
World
#139,500
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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