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Vivek Kaushal
🇮🇳FIDE 35005804· Male· India· Born in 1958
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Vivek Kaushal, a 68-year-old Indian player, is rated 1669. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 9 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournament, 2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament, and SHRI DHANPAT RAI SACHDEVA MEMORIAL BELOW 1800 INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT. Also played 3 rapid (including 1st Shatranj India Open International FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament) and 2 blitz events (including 1st Shatranj India Open International FIDE Rated Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 25 months (2011–2013), 41 months (2013–2017) and 33 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1780 was reached at age 53 (Sep 2011).
Current rating
1669
Standard
Rpd1691·Blz1578
All-time high
1780
−111 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 53
Sep 2011 · age 53
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#121,100
#121,100 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
7th Indian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1705
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+216 Elo)
1489 → 1705
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 66
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 66
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 65
Nov 2023
2020
13th Indian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1585
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournamentperf 2301 (+640) · 7/7 · #101
Top opponent
2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournament · Apr 2026 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
+35
1634 → 1669
Tournaments
3
36 games
Score
18.5/ 3651.4%
20W9D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPushpendra1,768·SHRI DHANPAT RAI SACHDEVA MEMORIAL BELOW 1800 INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT·R6·+13.2
2.[D]vsMishra Kamad1,979·2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournament·R3·+7.1
3.[W]vsAmogh Agrawal1,544·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R9·+6.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #69 | 1872 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/7 | #101 | 2301 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #95 | 1814 | +18.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
India
#3,785
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#17,276
in continent
World
#121,094
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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