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Girinath, P.D.S.
IM🇮🇳FIDE 5000572· Male· India· Born in 1968
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P.D.S. Girinath, a 58-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2295 and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays around 42 rated games per year and had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2012–2013), 34 months (2016–2019) and 13 months (2022–2023). Also played 6 rapid events (including playu - 2nd International FIDE Rapid Rated Open Chess Tournament 2026) recently. His peak of 2448 was reached at age 39 (Oct 2007); he also reached Indian #23 in Jul 2004.
Awarded IM in 2004 (age 36).
Current rating
2295
Standard
Rpd2134·Blz2369
All-time high
2448
−153 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 39
Oct 2007 · age 39
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 1%
#216 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
23 entries2024
2nd Indian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2295
Oct 2024
2023
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2295 → still inactive
Nov 2023
2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2311 → returned at 2312
Aug 2022
2nd Indian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2361
Apr 2022
1,000 career games
at age 54
Jan 2022
2016
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2313 → returned at 2339
Feb 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
Dollar City 1st International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournamentperf 2661 (+366) · 8/8 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
0
2295 → 2295
Tournaments
1
18 games
Score
8/ 1844.4%
15W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsArul Anandh S P K2,159·Dollar City 1st International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R7·-6.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 8/8 | #1 | 2661 | +0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBalasubramaniam RamnathanIM
🇮🇳IND·2065
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsV A V RajeshIM
🇮🇳IND·2338
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsDeepan Chakkravarthy J.GM
🇮🇳IND·2398
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsManisha Mohanty KiranWGM
🇮🇳IND·1967
+2 −0 =5
7 games·last met May 2012
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Rankings
/
India
#216
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#799
in continent
World
#4,278
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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