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Santosh Kumar
🇮🇳FIDE 46696393· Male· India· Born in 1984
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Santosh Kumar, a 42-year-old Indian player, is rated 1570. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2016), 16 months (2016–2017) and 81 months (2018–2025). Recent appearance: City Square Bihar State Amateur Fide Rated Chess Championship. His peak of 1601 was reached at age 40 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1570
Standard
Rpd1543·Blz—
All-time high
1601
−31 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 40
Mar 2024 · age 40
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#158,564
#158,564 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+208 Elo)
1335 → 1543
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 40
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 40
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 40
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1601
at age 40 · −31 from today
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 81 months
paused at 1335 → returned at 1543
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1573 → 1570
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
6W7D5L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsSurendra Gupta1,448·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-C 1699 and Below)·R4·+13.3
2.[W]vsArshiya Biswas1,424·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-C 1699 and Below)·R8·+12.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRayan Banerjee1,434·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-C 1699 and Below)·R5·-27.5
2.[L]vsPrasun Biswas1,453·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-C 1699 and Below)·R7·-26.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #486 | 1577 | -56.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/1 | #181 | 2932 | -3.2 |
Worst Elo result: 17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-C 1699 and Below) (-56.0 Elo, finished #486).
Rankings
/
India
#7,052
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#27,435
in continent
World
#158,548
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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