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Murugesan S
🇮🇳FIDE 35068474· Male· India· Born in 1951
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Murugesan S, a 75-year-old Indian player, is rated 1430. He has held steady between 1400 and 1450 for 7 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Akshaya Institutions 4th International Fide rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2026, STAR CHESS FOUNDATION 3rd INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED BELOW 1700 CHESS TOURNAMENT, and Akshaya Institutions 2nd International FIDE rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2025. His peak of 1490 was reached at age 73 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1430
Standard
Rpd1516·Blz—
All-time high
1490
−60 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 73
Mar 2024 · age 73
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#210,337
#210,337 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+346 Elo)
1144 → 1490
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 73
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 73
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1490
at age 73 · −60 from today
Mar 2024
2022
7th Indian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1122
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1138 → returned at 1122
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
STAR CHESS FOUNDATION 3rd INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED BELOW 1700 CHESS TOURNAMENTperf 2347 (+920) · 5/5 · #265
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
1448 → 1430
Tournaments
6
48 games
Score
23/ 4847.9%
19W8D21L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsElangovan V1,519·STAR CHESS FOUNDATION 3rd INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED BELOW 1700 CHESS TOURNAMENT·R4·+12.6
2.[W]vsSobethaa V S1,506·1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R6·+12.2
3.[W]vsUthshan G1,486·1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R8·+11.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAdoni Harshavardhan1,497·1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R9·-8.1
2.[L]vsRanjani S1,499·STAR CHESS FOUNDATION 3rd INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED BELOW 1700 CHESS TOURNAMENT·R6·-8.0
3.[L]vsKaavya G S1,517·1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R2·-7.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #168 | 1663 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #300 | 1929 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #265 | 2347 | -16.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #354 | 1569 | -17.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/3 | #153 | 2479 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/3 | #255 | 2382 | -4.2 |
Worst Elo result: Akshaya Institutions 2nd International FIDE rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2025 (-17.8 Elo, finished #354).
Rankings
/
India
#16,896
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#48,759
in continent
World
#210,030
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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