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Sahu, Rajendra Kumar
CM🇮🇳FIDE 5010560· Male· India· Born in 1966
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Rajendra Kumar Sahu, a 60-year-old Indian Candidate Master, is rated 1831. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 9 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'B' Below 1900), Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000), and SR ALL ODISHA OPEN FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT-2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including Odisha Open FIDE Rated Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 26 months (2005–2007), 14 months (2007–2009), 13 months (2011–2012) and 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2164 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2004).
Awarded CM in 2022 (age 56).
Current rating
1831
Standard
Rpd2036·Blz1987
All-time high
2164
−333 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 38
Jan 2004 · age 38
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#66,872
#66,872 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
19 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+130 Elo)
1712 → 1842
Apr 2024
2022
CM title awardedCM
at age 56
Nov 2022
9th Indian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1795
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1831 → returned at 1795
Jan 2020
2017
6th Indian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2070
Feb 2017
2016
7th Indian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2107
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+10
1821 → 1831
Tournaments
5
46 games
Score
33/ 4671.7%
28W10D8L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsPattnayak Nilsu2,202·65th Odisha State Senior FIDE Rating OPEN Chess Championship 2025·R6·+8.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/10 | #21 | 1834 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #125 | 1756 | -17.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7.5/7 | #1 | 2484 | +41.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/7 | #18 | 2209 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/7 | #436 | 1887 | -30.8 |
Worst Elo result: 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'B') (-30.8 Elo, finished #436).
Rankings
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India
#1,582
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,023
in continent
World
#66,872
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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