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Rajakumaran Palanichamy
🇮🇳FIDE 48743585· Male· India· Born in 2005
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Rajakumaran Palanichamy, a 21-year-old Indian player, is rated 1652 — just 13 short of his peak of 1665 (Mar 2026, age 21). He is currently in the 1650–1700 range. 17 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: Akshaya Institutions 3rd International Pongal open fide rated chess tournament 2026 and Akshaya Institutions 2nd International FIDE rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Smart Chess Academy 2nd International Open FIDE RAPID Rated Chess Tournament Karur 2025) recently.
Current rating
1652
Standard
Rpd1491·Blz—
All-time high
1665
−13 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 21
Mar 2026 · age 21
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#127,013
#127,013 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2026
All-time peak 1665
at age 21 · −13 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 20
Dec 2025
First FIDE rating
1647 · at age 20
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Akshaya Institutions 3rd International Pongal open fide rated chess tournament 2026perf 1774 (+115) · 6/8 · #40
Top opponent
Akshaya Institutions 3rd International Pongal open fide rated chess tournament 2026 · Jan 2026 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
11/ 1861.1%
8W6D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/8 | #40 | 1774 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #50 | 1584 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
India
#4,103
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#18,655
in continent
World
#127,007
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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