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Babu, S.
🇮🇳FIDE 5011876· Male· India· Born in 1971
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S. Babu, a 55-year-old Indian player, is rated 1644. He is currently in the 1600–1650 range. 25 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated (Below 1700) Open Chess Tournament 2025, Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament, and RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800. He had 6 career breaks: 20 months (2005–2007), 21 months (2009–2011), 24 months (2011–2013), 19 months (2013–2015), 12 months (2022–2023) and 17 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2114 was reached at age 34 (Oct 2005).
Current rating
1644
Standard
Rpd1693·Blz1928
All-time high
2114
−470 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 34
Oct 2005 · age 34
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#129,909
#129,909 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+233 Elo)
1417 → 1650
Mar 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1650 → returned at 1657
Mar 2024
2022
45th Indian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1397
Apr 2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1397 → returned at 1417
Feb 2022
2018
63rd Indian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1676
Apr 2018
2015
100 career games
at age 44
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800perf 1807 (+150) · 6.5/8 · #38
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1650 → 1644
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
19/ 2770.4%
16W6D5L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsUmar J1,524·RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800·R9·+6.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #33 | 1599 | -15.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/8 | #71 | 1770 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/8 | #38 | 1807 | +8.6 |
Worst Elo result: Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated (Below 1700) Open Chess Tournament 2025 (-15.0 Elo, finished #33).
Rankings
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India
#4,292
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#19,335
in continent
World
#129,903
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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