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Shyam Sunder, A
🇮🇳FIDE 5006120· Male· India· Born in 1966
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A Shyam Sunder, a 60-year-old Indian player, is rated 1461. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 33rd RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CLASSICAL CHESS CUP, Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800), and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000). He took a 19-month break between Sep 2009 and May 2011. His peak of 1736 was reached at age 43 (Jan 2009).
Current rating
1461
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1736
−275 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 43
Jan 2009 · age 43
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#199,048
#199,048 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+322 Elo)
1205 → 1527
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 58
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 58
Mar 2024
2022
36th Indian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1236
Apr 2022
2015
100 career games
at age 49
Oct 2015
2009
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1717 → returned at 1681
Sep 2009
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
16th KIIT International Chess Festival (Category C 1700 and Below)perf 2286 (+786) · 5/5 · #254
Top opponent
Evolution
-39
1500 → 1461
Tournaments
7
64 games
Score
29.5/ 6446.1%
23W13D28L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSatyajit Sarkar1,695·21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'C')·R4·+15.5
2.[W]vsKhuntia Sthitaprajna1,631·16th KIIT International Chess Festival (Category B Below 1900)·R9·+13.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/5 | #291 | 2074 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/4 | #769 | 2527 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/7 | #658 | 1668 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/3 | #829 | 2432 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/6 | #822 | 1547 | -32.0 |
Worst Elo result: 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'B') (-32.0 Elo, finished #822).
Rankings
/
India
#14,360
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#43,760
in continent
World
#198,917
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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