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Varun B S
🇮🇳FIDE 35073966· Male· India· Born in 1987
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Varun B S, a 39-year-old Indian player, is rated 1514 — just 26 short of his peak of 1540 (Mar 2024, age 37). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 86-month break between Jul 2018 and Oct 2025. Recent appearances: 2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament and SHRI DHANPAT RAI SACHDEVA MEMORIAL BELOW 1800 INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT. Also played 1 blitz event (including Nikunj Agarwal Memorial International FIDE rated Blitz Chess Tournament) recently.
Current rating
1514
Standard
Rpd1549·Blz1531
All-time high
1540
−26 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 37
Mar 2024 · age 37
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#180,247
#180,247 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Crossed 1500
at age 37
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 37
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1540
at age 37 · −26 from today
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 86 months
paused at 1233 → returned at 1527
Jul 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+87 Elo)
1146 → 1233
Jun 2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-26
1540 → 1514
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
7.5/ 1453.6%
7W1D6L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/1 | #1047 | 2202 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/1 | #522 | 2239 | -12.8 |
Rankings
/
India
#10,258
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#35,232
in continent
World
#180,205
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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