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Senthil Kumaran Palanivelu
🇮🇳FIDE 5013984· Male· India· Born in 1975
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Senthil Kumaran Palanivelu, a 51-year-old Indian player, is rated 1912. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearances: Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000) and 1st DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Open chess tournament-2025. He had 3 career breaks: 25 months (2007–2009), 33 months (2021–2024) and 21 months (2024–2026). His peak of 2173 was reached at age 30 (Oct 2005).
Current rating
1912
Standard
Rpd2033·Blz—
All-time high
2173
−261 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 30
Oct 2005 · age 30
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#45,246
#45,246 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2026
20th Indian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1912
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1966 → returned at 1912
Mar 2024
2022
11th Indian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1944
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1944 → returned at 1966
May 2021
2020
21st Indian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1952
Oct 2020
2013
31st Indian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2096
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-54
1966 → 1912
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
7.5/ 1262.5%
5W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/3 | #682 | 1625 | -22.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/8 | #59 | 1855 | -31.2 |
Worst Elo result: 1st DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Open chess tournament-2025 (-31.2 Elo, finished #59).
Rankings
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India
#1,073
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,378
in continent
World
#45,246
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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