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Sanal Kumar S
🇮🇳FIDE 35033620· Male· India· Born in 1980
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Sanal Kumar S, a 46-year-old Indian player, is rated 1546 — just 3 short of his peak of 1549 (Mar 2024, age 44). He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: AICFB National Team Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025 and AICFB South Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2017–2018), 49 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 31 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
1546
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1549
−3 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 44
Mar 2024 · age 44
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#167,873
#167,873 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Crossed 1500
at age 44
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 44
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1549
at age 44 · −3 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1248 → returned at 1542
Feb 2023
2018
Best 12-month gain (+97 Elo)
1152 → 1249
Dec 2018
Re-crossed 1200
at age 38
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
13th Hyderabad National Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament for the Visually Challenged, 2026perf 2484 (+938) · 6/6 · #65
Top opponent
13th Hyderabad National Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament for the Visually Challenged, 2026 · May 2026 · +14.3 Elo
Evolution
-3
1549 → 1546
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
13.5/ 2456.3%
13W1D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/6 | #65 | 2484 | +25.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/6 | #58 | 1550 | -20.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/5 | #36 | 2347 | -6.6 |
Worst Elo result: AICFB National Team Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025 (-20.8 Elo, finished #58).
Rankings
/
India
#8,284
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#30,580
in continent
World
#167,849
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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