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Francis, N. P.
🇮🇳FIDE 5009227· Male· India· Born in 1970
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N. P. Francis, a 56-year-old Indian player, is rated 1511. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 10 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include N V Prabhu Memorial International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament, Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated (Below 1700) Open Chess Tournament 2025, and SHRI DHANPAT RAI SACHDEVA MEMORIAL BELOW 1800 INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT. He had 4 career breaks: 68 months (2001–2006), 48 months (2006–2010), 12 months (2011–2012) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2098 was reached at age 31 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1511
Standard
Rpd1539·Blz—
All-time high
2098
−587 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 31
Jan 2001 · age 31
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#181,470
#181,470 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+310 Elo)
1274 → 1584
Nov 2024
2022
73rd Indian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1291
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1329 → returned at 1291
Feb 2020
2016
72nd Indian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1727
Jan 2016
2015
100 career games
at age 45
Nov 2015
2011
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1938 → returned at 1894
Nov 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
N V Prabhu Memorial International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournamentperf 2030 (+517) · 5.5/6 · #74
Top opponent
Evolution
+19
1492 → 1511
Tournaments
7
62 games
Score
36/ 6258.1%
31W10D21L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKesavan Manika1,681·United Educational Institutions and Coimbatore District Chess Association 2nd International Fide rating below 1800 chess tournament 2025·R2·+14.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/4 | #403 | 2371 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/6 | #74 | 2030 | +19.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #348 | 1620 | -26.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/4 | #380 | 2422 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #292 | 1655 | -15.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/4 | #155 | 2361 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #63 | 1828 | +50.8 |
Worst Elo result: Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated (Below 1700) Open Chess Tournament 2025 (-26.2 Elo, finished #348).
Rankings
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India
#10,483
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#35,712
in continent
World
#181,425
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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