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Rathore, S.K.
FM🇮🇳FIDE 5000750· Male· India· Born in 1962
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S.K. Rathore, a 64-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 1875. He is on a steady climb with +77 Elo over the past 12 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournament, 2ND DEWAS INTERNATIONAL FIDE CLASSICAL RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026, and CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026. Also played 5 rapid (including 3rd MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN RAPID FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026) and 2 blitz events (including 3RD MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN BLITZ FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 148 months (2005–2017) and 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2270 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2001, Indian #70 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2021 (age 59).
Current rating
1875
Standard
Rpd1873·Blz1718
All-time high
2270
−395 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 39
Jan 2001 · age 39
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#54,478
#54,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
16th Indian 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 1875
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+142 Elo)
1675 → 1817
Nov 2024
2021
FM title awardedFM
at age 59
Jun 2021
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1889 → returned at 1853
Jan 2020
2018
5th Indian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2145
Feb 2018
2017
3rd Indian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2145
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026perf 2329 (+532) · 7/7 · #56
Top opponent
Shri Dhanpat Rai Sachdeva Memorial Open FIDE Rated International Classical Chess Tournament · May 2026 · +14.1 Elo
Evolution
+88
1787 → 1875
Tournaments
7
61 games
Score
45/ 6173.8%
43W4D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsNabhneel Das1,616·2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournament·R5·-15.2
3.[L]vsVignesh Murugan1,598·CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026·R6·-15.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/9 | #102 | 1826 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #20 | 2072 | +55.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #71 | 1922 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7.5/8 | #2 | 2090 | +13.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/7 | #56 | 2329 | -16.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/9 | #18 | 1902 | +26.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/7 | #10 | 1931 | -0.4 |
Worst Elo result: CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026 (-16.0 Elo, finished #56).
Rankings
/
India
#1,289
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,453
in continent
World
#54,477
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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