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Dijo Cherian
🇮🇳FIDE 35015044· Male· India· Born in 1985
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Dijo Cherian, a 41-year-old Indian player, is rated 1571 — just 27 short of his peak of 1598 (Mar 2024, age 39). He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include N V Prabhu Memorial International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament, 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'C'), and 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'B'). He had 3 career breaks: 42 months (2015–2019), 39 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 32 months (2022–2025).
Current rating
1571
Standard
Rpd1605·Blz—
All-time high
1598
−27 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 39
Mar 2024 · age 39
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#158,156
#158,156 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 39
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 39
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1598
at age 39 · −27 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1330 → returned at 1578
Oct 2022
2019
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 1323 → returned at 1330
Jun 2019
2015
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1345 → returned at 1323
Nov 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
1578 → 1571
Tournaments
1
18 games
Score
4.5/ 1825.0%
7W4D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKesav Sumesh1,491·N V Prabhu Memorial International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R5·+7.9
2.[W]vsUdhaykrishna M1,471·N V Prabhu Memorial International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R4·+7.4
3.[W]vsHarinie I1,460·N V Prabhu Memorial International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R3·+7.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHari Prasad B1,437·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-C 1699 and Below)·R3·-13.7
2.[L]vsPrasun Biswas1,453·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-C 1699 and Below)·R5·-13.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #60 | 1585 | -6.0 |
Rankings
/
India
#7,011
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#27,309
in continent
World
#158,140
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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