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Kiran Kumar A Simpi
🇮🇳FIDE 35033492· Male· India· Born in 1991
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Kiran Kumar A Simpi, a 35-year-old Indian player, is rated 1580 — just 23 short of his peak of 1603 (Dec 2025, age 34). He has fluctuated between 1567 and 1603 over the past 2 years. 26 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: 19th AICFB National Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2026 and AICFB South Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged 2025. He took a 35-month break between Feb 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included).
Previously known as Kirankumar (Bl) (until Jan 2016).
Current rating
1580
Standard
Rpd1478·Blz—
All-time high
1603
−23 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 34
Dec 2025 · age 34
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#154,681
#154,681 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1603
at age 34 · −23 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 34
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+348 Elo)
1188 → 1536
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 33
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 33
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1165 → returned at 1188
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
AICFB South Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged 2025perf 1828 (+228) · 4.5/6 · #27
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
1585 → 1580
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
12/ 2352.2%
10W4D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAkhilesh K. Srivastava1,603·19th AICFB National Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2026·R8·+10.9
2.[W]vsShivadeepak Kodipaka1,612·AICFB South Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged 2025·R6·+10.3
3.[W]vsNemai Das1,519·19th AICFB National Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2026·R7·+8.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #41 | 1719 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/8 | #43 | 1477 | -27.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/6 | #27 | 1828 | +15.8 |
Worst Elo result: 19th AICFB National Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2026 (-27.4 Elo, finished #43).
Rankings
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India
#6,619
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#26,246
in continent
World
#154,666
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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