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Mahendra Pal
🇮🇳FIDE 45049777· Male· India· Born in 1985
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Mahendra Pal, a 41-year-old Indian player, is rated 1473. He has slipped back 102 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournament, Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800), and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000). He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2015–2016), 19 months (2016–2018) and 69 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1575 was reached at age 39 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1473
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1568
All-time high
1575
−102 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 39
Mar 2024 · age 39
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#195,872
#195,872 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Crossed 1500
at age 39
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 39
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1575
at age 39 · −102 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Best 12-month gain (+32 Elo)
1259 → 1291
Feb 2020
Inactive for 69 months
paused at 1291 → returned at 1508
Jan 2020
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000)perf 1773 (+290) · 3/5 · #813
Top opponent
2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournament · Apr 2026 · +4.4 Elo
Evolution
-102
1575 → 1473
Tournaments
4
35 games
Score
15.5/ 3544.3%
15W1D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAman B Judwin1,434·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R3·-12.1
2.[L]vsGurunathan Parthiban1,444·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R7·-11.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #121 | 1759 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #1057 | 2400 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #813 | 1773 | -24.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #513 | 1691 | -67.0 |
Worst Elo result: Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament (-67.0 Elo, finished #513).
Rankings
/
India
#13,421
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#41,969
in continent
World
#195,775
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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