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Konguvel, Ponnuswamy

IM🇮🇳INACTIVE · since January 2025

FIDEFIDE 5000548· Male· India· Born in 1973

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Ponnuswamy Konguvel, a 53-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2222 and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays around 75 rated games per year and had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2463 was reached at age 35 (Oct 2008); he also reached Indian #18 in Oct 2001.

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 28). Earned GM norms at National A CC 2001 Men, XXXIV Open Intl Ciutat de Badalona G-A 2008, and CZECH OPEN 2015 - A - GM open.

Current rating

2222

Standard

Rpd2121·Blz2233

All-time high

2463

−241 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 35

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 2%

#290 · Indian players · of 19,102

Career timeline

25 entries
2025
3rd Indian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2222
Nov 2025
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2222 → still inactive
Jan 2025
2023
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2222 → returned at 2222
Sep 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 49
Jul 2022
2020
1st Indian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2358
Oct 2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2358 → returned at 2331
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Evolution
0
2222 → 2222

Most-Played Opponents

vsKidambi SundararajanGM
🇮🇳IND·2389
+1 −5 =5
11 games·last met Jul 2019
View head-to-head →
vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Sep 2019
View head-to-head →
vsM.R. VenkateshGM
🇮🇳IND·2344
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Jun 2022
View head-to-head →
vsDas NeelotpalGM
🇮🇳IND·2336
+1 −5 =3
9 games·last met Jul 2019
View head-to-head →
vsVinay Kumar MattaFM
🇮🇳IND·2075
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Jul 2014
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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India
#287
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#818
in continent
World
#7,003
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
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2,751
2
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2,739
3
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
4
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇮🇳Nihal SarinFollow Nihal SarinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,723
6
🇮🇳Vidit, Santosh GujrathiFollow Santosh Gujrathi ViditTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
7
🇮🇳Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.Follow Chithambaram VR. AravindhTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,692
8
🇮🇳Harikrishna, PentalaFollow Pentala HarikrishnaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,676
9
🇮🇳Pranav, VFollow V PranavTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,657
10
🇮🇳Karthikeyan, MuraliFollow Murali KarthikeyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,648
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,751
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.
2,733
8
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753