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Samir Kumar Saha
🇮🇳FIDE 35045717· Male· India· Born in 1954
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Samir Kumar Saha, a 72-year-old Indian player, is rated 1544. He is progressing steadily with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent appearances: ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'B' Below 1900) and SHRI DHANPAT RAI SACHDEVA MEMORIAL BELOW 1800 INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT. Also played 1 blitz event (including Odisha Open FIDE Rated Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016), 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included), 12 months (2022–2023) and 13 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1591 was reached at age 70 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1544
Standard
Rpd1631·Blz1655
All-time high
1591
−47 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 70
Mar 2024 · age 70
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#168,621
#168,621 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2025
18th Indian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1569
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+252 Elo)
1339 → 1591
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 70
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 70
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1591
at age 70 · −47 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1318 → returned at 1569
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-B 1899 and Below)perf 1789 (+245) · 3.5/6 · #527
Top opponent
Evolution
+26
1518 → 1544
Tournaments
3
37 games
Score
13.5/ 3736.5%
15W7D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #527 | 1789 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #100 | 1762 | +42.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/3 | #453 | 2444 | -9.4 |
Rankings
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India
#8,390
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#30,843
in continent
World
#168,596
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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