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Kumar, Sampath

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FIDEFIDE 39932036· Male· United States of America· Born in 1969

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Sampath Kumar, a 57-year-old American player, is rated 1666 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +90 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CCC Sunday Afternoon Classical 32 - U1600, CCC Tuesday Night Action 130 - U1600, and CCC Tuesday Night Action 130 - Top.

Current rating

1666

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1666

at best
Jun 2026 · age 57

Activity

37

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#122,164

#122,164 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
All-time peak 1666
at age 57
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+170 Elo)
1485 → 1655
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 56
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 56
Oct 2025
6-month rising streak
+91 Elo
Jun 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
Mar 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Avery Bradley 1,826
CCC Tuesday Night Action 123 Round 1-4 · Sep 2025 · +15.4 Elo
Evolution
+97
1569 → 1666
Tournaments
22
50 games
Score
24/ 5048.0%
18W12D20L

Last 12 months — tournaments

20 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CCC Tuesday Night Action 131 - U1600
Swiss
May 20261.5/2#71835+10.0
CCC Sunday Afternoon Classical 33 - U1600 - Round 1-3
Swiss
May 20262/1#42509+11.8
CCC Sunday Afternoon Classical 32 - U1600
Swiss
Apr 20261.5/1#62443-0.4
CCC Tuesday Night Action 130 - U1600
Swiss
Apr 20261/1#112466+10.4
CCC Tuesday Night Action 130 - Top
Swiss
Apr 20260/1#46772-12.2
CCC Tuesday Night Action 129 - Top Round 5
Swiss
Mar 20260/1#25901-8.6
CCC Tuesday Night Action 129 - Top Round 1-4
Swiss
Mar 20262/3#191752+8.4
CCC Sunday Afternoon Classical 31 - Top
Swiss
Mar 20261/2#111579-3.8
CCC Sunday Afternoon Classical 30 - Top
Swiss
Feb 20260.5/1#161547-3.0
CCC Tuesday Night Action 128 - Top
Swiss
Feb 20262/4#111637-2.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsIlgin Birsan
🇺🇸USA·1644
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAvery Bradley
🇺🇸USA·1702
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsJason Bailey
🇺🇸USA·1631
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings

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United States of America
#3,716
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#14,825
in continent
World
#122,158
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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10
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2,653
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3716🇺🇸Kumar, Sampath1,666
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
14825🇺🇸Kumar, Sampath1,666
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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122158🇺🇸Kumar, Sampath1,666