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Senthil Kumar Poongavanam
🇮🇳FIDE 46677267· Male· India· Born in 1984
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Senthil Kumar Poongavanam, a 42-year-old Indian player, is rated 1501 — just 20 short of his peak of 1521 (Mar 2024, age 40). He is currently in the 1500–1550 range. 10 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: Hunters Queens Trophy 1st International Classical Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament-2025 and Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament. He had 3 career breaks: 19 months (2016–2018), 65 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1501
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1521
−20 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 40
Mar 2024 · age 40
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#184,353
#184,353 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 42
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 41
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+325 Elo)
1196 → 1521
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 40
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 40
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1521
at age 40 · −20 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournamentperf 1585 (+91) · 4/7 · #290
Top opponent
Hunters Queens Trophy 1st International Classical Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament-2025 · Dec 2025 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
-20
1521 → 1501
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
9/ 1752.9%
8W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsShraddha Rajaganapathy1,440·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R9·-11.5
3.[L]vsBenny Paul P1,598·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R7·-7.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/3 | #179 | 2493 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/7 | #290 | 1585 | -24.6 |
Worst Elo result: Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament (-24.6 Elo, finished #290).
Rankings
/
India
#11,172
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#37,151
in continent
World
#184,293
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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