Format
SK
Sanjeev, Kumar
🇮🇳FIDE 5000360· Male· India· Born in 1969
Follow Kumar SanjeevTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Kumar Sanjeev, a 57-year-old Indian player, is rated 2060 and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players, and in the top 9% worldwide. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include All India Civil Services Men Chess Championship 2025-26, All India Civil Services Men Team Chess Championship 2025-26, and All India Civil Services (Men) Chess Tournament 2024-25. Also played 2 rapid events (including 3rd Pinnacle FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 56 months (2001–2006), 65 months (2006–2012), 29 months (2012–2014) and 82 months (2018–2025). His peak of 2259 was reached at age 32 (Jan 2001); he also reached Indian #71 in Jul 2001.
Current rating
2060
Standard
Rpd1861·Blz1984
All-time high
2259
−199 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 32
Jan 2001 · age 32
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#580 · Indian players · of 19,102
Career timeline
16 entries2025
5th Indian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2065
Sep 2025
2018
Inactive for 82 months
paused at 2102 → returned at 2065
Jul 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 48
Jul 2017
100 career games
at age 48
Jul 2017
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
2040 → 2076
Jun 2017
2015
7th Indian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2203
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
All India Civil Services Men Team Chess Championship 2025-26perf 2165 (+105) · 4.5/6 · #10
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
2065 → 2060
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
21.5/ 3071.7%
19W5D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDilip Kotangle Nayandeep1,900·All India Civil Services (TEAM-Men) Chess Tournament 2024-25·R5·-14.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #10 | 1913 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #10 | 2165 | +15.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 6.5/9 | #11 | 1962 | -15.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4/5 | #29 | 2027 | -21.6 |
Worst Elo result: All India Civil Services (TEAM-Men) Chess Tournament 2024-25 (-21.6 Elo, finished #29).
Rankings
/
India
#580
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,611
in continent
World
#19,553
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
India
| 1 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,751 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,733 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳Follow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Follow Nihal SarinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,723 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳Follow Santosh Gujrathi ViditTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,708 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Follow Chithambaram VR. AravindhTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,692 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Pentala HarikrishnaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,676 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳Follow V PranavTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,657 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳Follow Murali KarthikeyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,648 |
| ... | ||
| 580 | 2,060 | |
Asia-Pacific
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 2 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 3 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,751 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇨🇳Follow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,738 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,733 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 9 | 🇻🇳Follow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,731 |
| 10 | 🇷🇺Follow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| ... | ||
| 2611 | 2,060 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 19553 | 2,060 | |