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Purusothaman M
🇮🇳FIDE 35062760· Male· India· Born in 1991
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Purusothaman M, a 35-year-old Indian player, is rated 1542 — just 1 short of his peak of 1543 (Feb 2026, age 35). He is progressing steadily with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025, Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800), and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000). Also played 2 rapid (including Eight Square Chess Academy & Capa Chess Academy - International RAPID FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He took a 136-month break between Oct 2013 and Mar 2025.
Current rating
1542
Standard
Rpd1482·Blz1460
All-time high
1543
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 35
Feb 2026 · age 35
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#169,435
#169,435 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+130 Elo)
1413 → 1543
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 35
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1543
at age 35 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 34
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 34
Mar 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 33
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025perf 2352 (+809) · 7/7 · #90
Top opponent
Evolution
+52
1490 → 1542
Tournaments
5
45 games
Score
25/ 4555.6%
23W4D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMadhavan M1,530·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)·R9·-10.4
2.[L]vsSanjeevi K T1,535·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)·R4·-10.2
3.[L]vsNandhakumaran M1,541·INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025·R3·-10.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/7 | #90 | 2352 | +45.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #310 | 1555 | +25.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #294 | 1725 | +44.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/3 | #356 | 2350 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #413 | 1932 | -49.2 |
Worst Elo result: Vimana City 1st International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament (-49.2 Elo, finished #413).
Rankings
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India
#8,527
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#31,162
in continent
World
#169,407
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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