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Sivaraj Chinnalingam

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FIDEFIDE 45018766· Male· India· Born in 1954

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Sivaraj Chinnalingam, a 72-year-old Indian player, is rated 1440 — his current career high. He returned to competition in June 2026. 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 4 rapid events (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International RAPID FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 32 months (2023–2026).

Current rating

1440

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1440

at best
Jun 2026 · age 72

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#207,310

#207,310 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
75th Indian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1440
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1440
at age 72
Jun 2026
Return after 19-month break
back at 1440
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+396 Elo)
1009 → 1405
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 70
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 70
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sathanantha Krishnan R 1,448
Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament for Below 1650 · Apr 2026 · +20.5 Elo
Evolution
+431
1009 → 1440
Tournaments
9
72 games
Score
22.5/ 7231.3%
17W11D44L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament for Below 1650
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/8#26113530.0
12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/1#4516530.0
Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Open Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Feb 20262.5/6#2436700.0
11th BBCF - International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Feb 20261.5/6#26912220.0
INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025
Open Swiss
Jan 20263/1#7356710.0
"SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Nov 20250/2#3187210.0
Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated (Below 1700) Open Chess Tournament 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20253.5/2#6296800.0
Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/3#2846410.0
Warrior Chess Academy International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament for Below 1800
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/2#36312430.0
Hot streak: 9 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
India
#16,149
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#47,289
in continent
World
#207,066
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
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2,761
2
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2,739
3
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
4
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇮🇳Nihal SarinFollow Nihal SarinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,723
6
🇮🇳Vidit, Santosh GujrathiFollow Santosh Gujrathi ViditTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
7
🇮🇳Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.Follow Chithambaram VR. AravindhTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,692
8
🇮🇳Harikrishna, PentalaFollow Pentala HarikrishnaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,676
9
🇮🇳Karthikeyan, MuraliFollow Murali KarthikeyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,661
9
🇮🇳Pranav, VFollow V PranavTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,661
...
16149🇮🇳Sivaraj Chinnalingam1,440
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
3
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
4
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
8
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
9
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
10
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
...
47289🇮🇳Sivaraj Chinnalingam1,440
World
1
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2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
207066🇮🇳Sivaraj Chinnalingam1,440