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Kanishka Kumar
🇮🇳FIDE 429023637· Male· India· Born in 1986
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Kanishka Kumar, a 40-year-old Indian player, is rated 1611 — just 28 short of his peak of 1639 (Mar 2024, age 38). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 14-month break between Nov 2023 and Feb 2025. Recent appearance: 2nd Guwahati Smart City International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025 - Chief Minister Cup. Also played 1 rapid (including 3rd MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN RAPID FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 3RD MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN BLITZ FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026) recently.
Current rating
1611
Standard
Rpd1589·Blz1572
All-time high
1639
−28 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 38
Mar 2024 · age 38
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#142,777
#142,777 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 40
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+231 Elo)
1398 → 1629
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 38
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 38
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 38
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1639
at age 38 · −28 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2nd Guwahati Smart City International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025 - Chief Minister Cupperf 1737 (+137) · 6/8 · #53
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
1629 → 1611
Tournaments
1
19 games
Score
6/ 1931.6%
9W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/8 | #53 | 1737 | -18.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2nd Guwahati Smart City International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025 - Chief Minister Cup (-18.0 Elo, finished #53).
Rankings
/
India
#5,374
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#22,672
in continent
World
#142,767
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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