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Shyamal, Sarkar
🇮🇳FIDE 5005027· Male· India· Born in 1967
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Sarkar Shyamal, a 59-year-old Indian player, is rated 1520 — just 23 short of his peak of 1543 (Apr 2024, age 57). He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 2 years. 34 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SIVASAGAR OPEN 2026, 23rd North Eastern States Chess Championship 2025, and 1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Cat-B). Also played 3 rapid (including 1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Rapid)) and 1 blitz events (including 1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Blitz)) recently.
Current rating
1520
Standard
Rpd1538·Blz1571
All-time high
1543
−23 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 57
Apr 2024 · age 57
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#177,934
#177,934 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+290 Elo)
1236 → 1526
Feb 2025
100 career games
at age 58
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1543
at age 57 · −23 from today
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 57
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 57
Mar 2024
2023
98th Indian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1291
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
1527 → 1520
Tournaments
5
44 games
Score
18.5/ 4442.0%
21W4D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDebraj Gangopadhyay1,615·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-C 1699 and Below)·R8·-7.3
3.[L]vsKarmajyoti Chetia1,628·1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Cat-B)·R6·-7.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/1 | #320 | 2715 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #123 | 1863 | +13.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #95 | 1737 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/4 | #391 | 2462 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/4 | #163 | 2581 | +4.8 |
Rankings
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India
#9,866
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#34,357
in continent
World
#177,894
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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