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Sankar, Sarma
🇮🇳FIDE 5004780· Male· India· Born in 1959
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Sarma Sankar, a 67-year-old Indian player, is rated 1544. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 9 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2nd Guwahati Smart City International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025 - Chief Minister Cup and 7th Ayodhana International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament, 2025, Assam. He had 5 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011), 23 months (2011–2013), 15 months (2016–2017), 28 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2022–2023). His peak of 1654 was reached at age 52 (May 2011).
Current rating
1544
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1572
All-time high
1654
−110 pts below
May 2011 · age 52
May 2011 · age 52
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#168,621
#168,621 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2025
30th Indian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1588
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+245 Elo)
1361 → 1606
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 65
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 65
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 65
Mar 2024
2022
18th Indian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1361
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
7th Ayodhana International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament, 2025, Assamperf 1934 (+378) · 5.5/6 · #88
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1563 → 1544
Tournaments
2
19 games
Score
11.5/ 1960.5%
10W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAdit Gupta1,419·7th Ayodhana International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament, 2025, Assam·R7·-13.8
2.[L]vsBaiyangsrang K Sangma1,417·2nd Guwahati Smart City International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025 - Chief Minister Cup·R7·-13.7
3.[L]vsShivam Chaudhary1,692·7th Ayodhana International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament, 2025, Assam·R5·-6.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/4 | #145 | 2335 | -12.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/6 | #88 | 1934 | -7.4 |
Rankings
/
India
#8,390
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#30,843
in continent
World
#168,596
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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