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Stephin Joy
🇮🇳FIDE 35068091· Male· India· Born in 1989
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Stephin Joy, a 37-year-old Indian player, is rated 1464. He has held steady between 1450 and 1500 for 13 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CAK FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025 (below 1650), KCA's International Chess Festival God's Own Country's 1st GM International Open-C (1800 and Below), and 6TH CHESSMII INTERNATIONAL BELOW 1680 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT. Also played 3 rapid events (including FUTURE CHESS ACADEMY'S International FIDE Rated Open Rapid Chess Tournament) recently. He took a 45-month break between Jan 2019 and Nov 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1532 was reached at age 35 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1464
Standard
Rpd1474·Blz1476
All-time high
1532
−68 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 35
Mar 2024 · age 35
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#199,101
#199,101 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+370 Elo)
1162 → 1532
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 35
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 35
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1532
at age 35 · −68 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1200
at age 34
Jun 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 34
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
KCA's International Chess Festival God's Own Country's 1st GM International Open-C (1800 and Below)perf 1791 (+327) · 3.5/5 · #210
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1483 → 1464
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9/ 1850.0%
7W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/3 | #187 | 2419 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/5 | #210 | 1791 | -19.0 |
Worst Elo result: KCA's International Chess Festival God's Own Country's 1st GM International Open-C (1800 and Below) (-19.0 Elo, finished #210).
Rankings
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India
#14,191
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#43,473
in continent
World
#198,982
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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