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Vinu Raj
🇮🇳FIDE 46630201· Male· India· Born in 1978
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Vinu Raj, a 48-year-old Indian player, is rated 1545. He has slipped back 63 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include All India Civil Services Men Chess Championship 2025-26, All India Civil Services Men Team Chess Championship 2025-26, and N V Prabhu Memorial International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament. He had 2 career breaks: 31 months (2014–2017) and 86 months (2018–2026). His peak of 1608 was reached at age 46 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1545
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1608
−63 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 46
Mar 2024 · age 46
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#168,227
#168,227 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Crossed 1600
at age 46
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 46
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 46
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1608
at age 46 · −63 from today
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 86 months
paused at 1347 → returned at 1576
Nov 2018
2014
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1499 → returned at 1482
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-63
1608 → 1545
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
8.5/ 2042.5%
7W3D10L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsRaghu U V1,501·N V Prabhu Memorial International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R3·+7.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRohan Kurian John1,428·N V Prabhu Memorial International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R8·-14.0
2.[L]vsDhrupad Y Rajeev1,484·N V Prabhu Memorial International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R7·-12.6
3.[L]vsVitthal Tukaram Khillare1,467·All India Civil Services Men Team Chess Championship 2025-26·R6·-12.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #148 | 2021 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #148 | 735 | -21.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #86 | 1590 | -33.0 |
Worst Elo result: N V Prabhu Memorial International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament (-33.0 Elo, finished #86).
Rankings
/
India
#8,336
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#30,700
in continent
World
#168,203
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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