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Sahu, Sekhar Chandra

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FIDEFIDE 5000157· Male· India· Born in 1955

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Sekhar Chandra Sahu, a 71-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 1963 and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 17 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent appearances: COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Open Event and 62nd National Chess Championship -2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Open Event) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2013–2015), 15 months (2015–2016) and 12 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2326 was reached at age 46 (Jul 2001); he also reached Indian #38 in Apr 2001.

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 46).

Current rating

1963

Standard

Rpd2016·Blz1917

All-time high

2326

−363 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 46

Activity

40

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#862 · Indian players · of 19,243

Career timeline

21 entries
2026
2nd Indian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1963
Jun 2026
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2013 → returned at 1988
Jun 2022
1st Indian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2055
Apr 2022
2016
1st Indian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2194
Feb 2016
2015
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2194 → returned at 2185
Mar 2015
2013
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2186 → returned at 2194
Sep 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Arghyadip DasIM 2,353
62nd National Chess Championship -2025 · Sep 2025 · +8.9 Elo
Evolution
-17
1980 → 1963
Tournaments
2
20 games
Score
9.5/ 2047.5%
5W9D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Open Event
Open Swiss
Nov 20254.5/9#471794-20.4
62nd National Chess Championship -2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20255/11#2332026+2.6
Worst Elo result: COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Open Event (-20.4 Elo, finished #47).

Rankings

/
India
#862
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,118
in continent
World
#34,034
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
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2,761
2
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2,739
3
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2,735
4
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2,732
5
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2,723
6
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2,708
7
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2,692
8
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2,676
9
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2,661
9
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2,661
...
862🇮🇳Sahu, Sekhar Chandra1,963
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
3
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
4
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2,753
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
8
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
9
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
10
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2,731
...
4118🇮🇳Sahu, Sekhar Chandra1,963
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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34034🇮🇳Sahu, Sekhar Chandra1,963