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Ponnu Durai Thangapandi
🇮🇳FIDE 46653570· Male· India· Born in 1981
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Ponnu Durai Thangapandi, a 45-year-old Indian player, is rated 1454. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). Recent standard appearances include INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025, Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2025, and 4th UINSports International Below 1700 FIDE Rating Chess Tournament Pune 2025. His peak of 1507 was reached at age 43 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1454
Standard
Rpd1498·Blz—
All-time high
1507
−53 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 43
Mar 2024 · age 43
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#201,448
#201,448 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+328 Elo)
1179 → 1507
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 43
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 43
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 43
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1507
at age 43 · −53 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1179 → returned at 1507
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025perf 2342 (+878) · 5/5 · #455
Top opponent
Evolution
-47
1501 → 1454
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
12.5/ 2943.1%
12W1D16L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #455 | 2342 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/1 | #301 | 2864 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/2 | #343 | 2410 | -19.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 2/1 | #395 | 2437 | -6.4 |
Worst Elo result: INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025 (-20.4 Elo, finished #455).
Rankings
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India
#14,935
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#44,889
in continent
World
#201,283
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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