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Ayyappan P Santhana Prabu
🇮🇳FIDE 45018359· Male· India· Born in 2005
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Ayyappan P Santhana Prabu, a 21-year-old Indian player, is rated 1988 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players. He is rising rapidly, having gained +108 Elo over the past 12 months. 74 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 33rd RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CLASSICAL CHESS CUP, Hunters Queens Trophy 1st International Classical Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament-2025, and Port city International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 14 rapid (including 34th RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED RAPID CHESS CUP) and 5 blitz events (including 35th RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED BLITZ CHESS CUP) recently. He took a 18-month break between Nov 2022 and Jun 2024.
At junior level, he reached #72, #57, #62, #58 and #42 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1988
Standard
Rpd2004·Blz1898
All-time high
1988
at best
Jun 2026 · age 21
Jun 2026 · age 21
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#778 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 1988
at age 21
Jun 2026
2025
72nd Indian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1941
Nov 2025
500 career games
at age 20
Jul 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 19
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1751 → returned at 1840
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Hunters Queens Trophy 1st International Classical Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament-2025perf 2200 (+247) · 6.5/7 · #10
Top opponent
Evolution
+83
1905 → 1988
Tournaments
5
53 games
Score
33.5/ 5363.2%
36W7D10L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsP.D.S. GirinathIM2,295·SOORIYA CHESS ACADEMY'S 1st International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R6·+7.1
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsSatyasavit1,783·SOORIYA CHESS ACADEMY'S 1st International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R8·-15.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/9 | #6 | 2011 | +14.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #10 | 2009 | +20.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/7 | #10 | 2200 | +11.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsAyushh RavikumarFM
🇮🇳IND·2036
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met May 2024
View head-to-head →
vsSurendran N
🇮🇳IND·2211
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →
vsSenthil Maran KIM
🇮🇳IND·2295
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
India
#778
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,645
in continent
World
#29,456
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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