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Praveen Kumar Pugazhendhi
🇮🇳FIDE 35005375· Male· India· Born in 1993
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Praveen Kumar Pugazhendhi, a 33-year-old Indian player, is rated 1847 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +94 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Stockholms SS KM 2026 r8-9, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: III:4 r8-9, and Sallskapets hostturneing 2025 r10. Also played 6 rapid (including Stockholm Grand Prix 2025 rpd) and 3 blitz events (including Sthlm Sportlovsblixt) recently. He took a 166-month break between Nov 2011 and Oct 2025.
Current rating
1847
Standard
Rpd1918·Blz1912
All-time high
1847
at best
Jun 2026 · age 33
Jun 2026 · age 33
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#62,283
#62,283 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+94 Elo)
1753 → 1847
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1847
at age 33
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 33
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 32
Nov 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 31
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+94
1753 → 1847
Tournaments
15
27 games
Score
14/ 2751.9%
11W6D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2667 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #41 | 1214 | -10.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #12 | 1716 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #5 | 2229 | +30.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #27 | 1928 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #2 | 1907 | +5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #7 | 1797 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #38 | 2889 | -6.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2530 | +15.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #13 | 1820 | -4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMikael HelinCM
🇸🇪SWE·1891
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsRune Evertsson
🇸🇪SWE·1892
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNils Carlsson
🇸🇪SWE·2066
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJoar OlundFM
🇸🇪SWE·2388
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsLo Ljungros
🇸🇪SWE·2138
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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India
#1,474
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,435
in continent
World
#62,282
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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