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Vijay Arumugham
🇮🇳FIDE 46675108· Male· India· Born in 1971
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Vijay Arumugham, a 55-year-old Indian player, is rated 1410 — just 20 short of his peak of 1430 (Mar 2024, age 53). He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 57 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: AICFB South Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged 2025.
Current rating
1410
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1430
−20 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 53
Mar 2024 · age 53
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#214,283
#214,283 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+428 Elo)
1002 → 1430
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 53
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 53
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1430
at age 53 · −20 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1430 → returned at 1410
Mar 2024
2023
Return after 57-month break
back at 1050
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
1430 → 1410
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
0/ 20.0%
0W0D2L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsAlwin J Pradeep1,408·AICFB South Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged 2025·R1·-20.1
2.[L]vsSharan Babu1,430·AICFB South Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged 2025·R3·-18.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #94 | 619 | -20.4 |
Worst Elo result: AICFB South Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged 2025 (-20.4 Elo, finished #94).
Rankings
/
India
#18,209
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#51,139
in continent
World
#213,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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