Selvakumar Shanmugasamy

Selvakumar Shanmugasamy, a 36-year-old Indian player, is rated 1495. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Akshaya Institutions 3rd International Pongal open fide rated chess tournament 2026, STAR CHESS FOUNDATION 3rd INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED BELOW 1700 CHESS TOURNAMENT, and AICFB South Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 55 months (2014–2019), 39 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1566 was reached at age 34 (Mar 2024).