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Verma, H.S.
🇮🇳FIDE 5007992· Male· India· Born in 1951
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H.S. Verma, a 75-year-old Indian player, is rated 1603. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 29 months (2002–2004), 117 months (2004–2014), 12 months (2016–2017), 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament. Also played 2 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. His peak of 2052 was reached at age 51 (Jan 2002).
Current rating
1603
Standard
Rpd1769·Blz1582
All-time high
2052
−449 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 51
Jan 2002 · age 51
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#145,257
#145,257 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
19 entries2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1649 → returned at 1603
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+238 Elo)
1445 → 1683
Mar 2024
2022
4th Indian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1516
Aug 2022
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1558 → returned at 1516
Feb 2020
2017
4th Indian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1796
Jul 2017
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1772 → returned at 1745
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-46
1649 → 1603
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
3W3D3L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsSuprit Kayal1,486·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R6·+6.8
2.[W]vsKaranveerr Kakkar1,411·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R3·+5.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDheeraj Baboo Gupta1,475·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R9·-13.5
2.[L]vsEshaan Saha1,490·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R2·-13.1
3.[L]vsShivesh Nalin Sharma1,505·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R8·-12.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #308 | 1522 | -46.2 |
Worst Elo result: 2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament (-46.2 Elo, finished #308).
Rankings
/
India
#5,605
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#23,449
in continent
World
#145,245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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