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Praveenkumar K
🇮🇳FIDE 35075152· Male· India· Born in 1986
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Praveenkumar K, a 40-year-old Indian player, is rated 1542 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700), INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025, and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800). Also played 3 rapid (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International RAPID FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2015–2017) and 64 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1542
Standard
Rpd1519·Blz1479
All-time high
1542
at best
Jun 2026 · age 40
Jun 2026 · age 40
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#169,435
#169,435 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
1488 → 1542
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1542
at age 40
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 40
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 40
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 39
Jul 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 38
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700)perf 1986 (+460) · 5.5/6 · #217
Top opponent
Evolution
+36
1506 → 1542
Tournaments
8
69 games
Score
38/ 6955.1%
34W8D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsSameer C1,574·1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R8·-9.1
3.[L]vsShalini J1,577·1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R9·-9.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/8 | #72 | 1613 | +20.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/6 | #217 | 1986 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/1 | #441 | 2344 | +12.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #487 | 1870 | +29.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/7 | #648 | 1644 | -11.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/1 | #536 | 2412 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/4 | #232 | 2470 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #259 | 2346 | -14.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
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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