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Sivaraj Chinnalingam
🇮🇳FIDE 45018766· Male· India· Born in 1954
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Sivaraj Chinnalingam, a 72-year-old Indian player. He has not played a rated game since November 2024. Recent standard appearances include 12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament, Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Open Chess Tournament, and 11th BBCF - International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament. Also played 3 rapid events (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International RAPID FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026) recently. He took a 29-month break between Feb 2020 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1405 was reached at age 70 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1405
−1405 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 70
Mar 2024 · age 70
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
#12,387
India
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+396 Elo)
1009 → 1405
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 70
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 70
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1405
at age 70
Mar 2024
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1405 → still inactive
Mar 2024
2020
77th Indian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1028
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
9
71 games
Score
23.5/ 7133.1%
19W9D43L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/1 | #451 | 653 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/6 | #243 | 670 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/6 | #269 | 1222 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/1 | #735 | 671 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #318 | 721 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 9 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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India
#12,387
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#30,171
in continent
World
#186,511
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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