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Puneet Kumar
🇮🇳FIDE 35090020· Male· India· Born in 1989
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Puneet Kumar, a 37-year-old Indian player, is rated 1608 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +96 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include All India Civil Services Men Chess Championship 2025-26, All India Civil Services Men Team Chess Championship 2025-26, and All India Civil Services (Men) Chess Tournament 2024-25. He had 2 career breaks: 55 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1608
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1608
at best
Mar 2026 · age 37
Mar 2026 · age 37
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#143,324
#143,324 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Crossed 1600
at age 37
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1608
at age 37
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+325 Elo)
1187 → 1512
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 35
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 35
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1512 → returned at 1534
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+74
1534 → 1608
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
14/ 2556.0%
9W10D6L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsChavda Naresh Kumar1,571·All India Civil Services (TEAM-Men) Chess Tournament 2024-25·R4·+22.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #106 | 2007 | +54.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #110 | 1770 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4.5/3 | #127 | 2716 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4/4 | #51 | 2413 | +19.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
India
#5,413
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#22,874
in continent
World
#143,313
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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