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Viswanathan, V N
🇮🇳FIDE 5001625· Male· India· Born in 1962
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V N Viswanathan, a 64-year-old Indian player, is rated 1792. He has fluctuated between 1791 and 1843 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: N V Prabhu Memorial International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament and 1st Andaman International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025. He had 6 career breaks: 74 months (2004–2011), 15 months (2011–2012), 13 months (2013–2014), 15 months (2015–2016), 30 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2230 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1792
Standard
Rpd1840·Blz1874
All-time high
2230
−438 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 39
Jan 2001 · age 39
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#78,841
#78,841 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
19 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
1790 → 1843
Feb 2025
2023
6th Indian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1846
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1846 → returned at 1790
Nov 2022
2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1888 → returned at 1883
Oct 2019
100 career games
at age 57
Jun 2019
2018
10th Indian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2018
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
1st Andaman International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025perf 2187 (+380) · 6.5/7 · #36
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1795 → 1792
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
13/ 1872.2%
10W6D2L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsShrivastava Aditi1,593·1st Andaman International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025·R9·+4.5
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/8 | #16 | 1830 | -14.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/7 | #36 | 2187 | +12.2 |
Rankings
/
India
#1,938
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,700
in continent
World
#78,841
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
India
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