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Venkatagiri Acharya
🇮🇳FIDE 35044842· Male· India· Born in 1971
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Venkatagiri Acharya, a 55-year-old Indian player, is rated 1756 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 43 months (2012–2016), 18 months (2016–2017), 23 months (2017–2019) and 49 months (2021–2025). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon - 1600-1999 Round 5-7, 2026 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon - 1600-1999 Round 1-4, and 2025 CalChess State Open & Class FIDE Championship - AB.
Current rating
1756
Standard
Rpd1680·Blz—
All-time high
1756
at best
Jun 2026 · age 55
Jun 2026 · age 55
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#90,558
#90,558 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
47th Indian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1756
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1756
at age 55
Jun 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 53
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1549 → returned at 1714
Aug 2021
2020
67th Indian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1541
Oct 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+104 Elo)
1490 → 1594
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
1729 → 1756
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
5/ 1241.7%
4W2D6L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsDominic A Vasquez1,654·3rd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon - 1600-1999 Round 1-3·R2·+7.1
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsCharlie Schaezlein1,715·3rd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon - 1600-1999 Round 4-7·R2·-11.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 1924 | +9.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 1953 | +12.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #11 | 2512 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #84 | 753 | -14.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
India
#2,388
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,473
in continent
World
#90,556
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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