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Sandeep, Santhosh
🇮🇳FIDE 46619119· Male· India· Born in 1997
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Santhosh Sandeep, a 29-year-old Indian player, is rated 1964 — just 6 short of his peak of 1970 (Jan 2026, age 29) and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players. He is on a breakout run, having gained +192 Elo over the past 12 months. 83 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Sub-2400 Marcos Frechin Memorial Mercedes Parron, XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados, and Shirvan Open - 2025, Group B. Also played 3 rapid (including 3rd JKs ECA All India Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) and 2 blitz events (including 25th RCC International FIDE Rated Blitz Cup) recently. He took a 12-month break between Aug 2018 and Sep 2019.
Current rating
1964
Standard
Rpd1744·Blz1683
All-time high
1970
−6 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 29
Jan 2026 · age 29
Activity
105
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#859 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1970
at age 29 · −6 from today
Jan 2026
10-month rising streak
+230 Elo
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 28
Aug 2025
500 career games
at age 28
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+334 Elo)
1462 → 1796
Jul 2024
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1398 → returned at 1411
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionadosfinished #1 (seeded #20 of 300)
Evolution
+171
1793 → 1964
Tournaments
8
70 games
Score
50.5/ 7072.1%
46W9D15L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsPablo Conde Chamizo1,987·XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados·R8·+10.5
3.[W]vsJuan Antonio Cebrian Flores1,984·XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados·R7·+10.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #18 | 1944 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #27 | 2063 | +40.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 8/9 | #1 | 2272 | +91.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/8 | #8 | 2009 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/9 | #58 | 1900 | +15.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/8 | #19 | 1952 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #46 | 1794 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #9 | 1850 | +11.2 |
Rankings
/
India
#859
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,094
in continent
World
#33,825
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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