Pavan Sangathala

Pavan Sangathala, a 32-year-old Indian player, is rated 1588 — just 6 short of his peak of 1594 (Mar 2026, age 32). He is on a steady climb with +68 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025, 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). Also played 1 rapid (including Eight Square Chess Academy & Capa Chess Academy - International RAPID FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2017–2018) and 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included).