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Sibin Paul
🇮🇳FIDE 45085951· Male· India· Born in 1998
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Sibin Paul, a 28-year-old Indian player, is rated 1566 — just 19 short of his peak of 1585 (Feb 2026, age 28). He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 33rd RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CLASSICAL CHESS CUP, 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700), and 4th DKCA National Level Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament. Also played 4 rapid (including 34th RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED RAPID CHESS CUP) and 1 blitz events (including 35th RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED BLITZ CHESS CUP) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2016–2018), 39 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
1566
Standard
Rpd1574·Blz1470
All-time high
1585
−19 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 28
Feb 2026 · age 28
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#160,089
#160,089 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
100 career games
at age 28
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1585
at age 28 · −19 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+277 Elo)
1270 → 1547
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 26
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 26
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1245 → returned at 1539
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
1539 → 1566
Tournaments
7
61 games
Score
32/ 6152.5%
24W16D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsArpit Abhishek Agrawal1,408·33rd RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CLASSICAL CHESS CUP·R3·-14.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/2 | #199 | 2579 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/5 | #232 | 2406 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #83 | 1488 | -22.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/6 | #103 | 2002 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #102 | 1676 | +25.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #168 | 1722 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/6 | #105 | 1888 | +3.4 |
Worst Elo result: 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700) (-22.4 Elo, finished #83).
Rankings
/
India
#7,255
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#27,937
in continent
World
#160,072
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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