Sivaganesh Jayaprakash

Sivaganesh Jayaprakash, a 24-year-old Indian player, is rated 1638 — just 1 short of his peak of 1639 (Apr 2026, age 24). He is on a steady climb with +78 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700), STAR CHESS FOUNDATION 3rd INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED BELOW 1700 CHESS TOURNAMENT, and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800). Also played 1 rapid (including Athens of the East 1st International Rapid Open Chess Tournament) and 2 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 16 months (2016–2017), 61 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included), 12 months (2023–2024) and 19 months (2024–2025).