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Ram Kumar R
🇮🇳FIDE 35039733· Male· India· Born in 1989
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Ram Kumar R, a 37-year-old Indian player, is rated 1773 — just 10 short of his peak of 1783 (Feb 2026, age 37). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 6 months. 67 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000), 1st DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Open chess tournament-2025, and 1st SHAASTRA Classical FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Warrior Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rapid Rated Open Chess Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014), 30 months (2015–2018), 32 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1773
Standard
Rpd1792·Blz1763
All-time high
1783
−10 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 37
Feb 2026 · age 37
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#84,884
#84,884 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
94th Indian 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1783
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1783
at age 37 · −10 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+205 Elo)
1536 → 1741
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 35
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1568 → returned at 1750
Feb 2024
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1534 → returned at 1525
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000)perf 2277 (+501) · 7.5/8 · #57
Top opponent
Evolution
+47
1726 → 1773
Tournaments
6
51 games
Score
31.5/ 5161.8%
27W9D15L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPrajit Ravishankar1,897·Vimana City 1st International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R6·+14.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/8 | #57 | 2277 | +86.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/8 | #60 | 1994 | +54.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #306 | 1623 | -67.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/2 | #279 | 2240 | -34.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #71 | 1904 | +44.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #85 | 1579 | -33.2 |
Worst Elo result: 1st SHAASTRA Classical FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025 (-67.6 Elo, finished #306).
Rankings
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India
#2,167
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,558
in continent
World
#84,882
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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