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Prakash Ram
FM🇮🇳FIDE 5014530· Male· India· Born in 1978
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Prakash Ram, a 48-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 1991 and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players. He has fluctuated between 1927 and 2025 over the past 2 years. 70 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournament, International Rating Chess Fiesta (Grand Prize), and Punjab State Amateur Fide Rated Below-2300 Chess Championship 2025-26. Also played 2 rapid events (including 1st Kangra International Open FIDE rated Rapid Chess Tournament -2025) recently. He took a 89-month break between May 2010 and Nov 2017. His peak of 2320 was reached at age 30 (Oct 2008, Indian #75 at the time).
Competes as a man since 2017. Awarded FM in 2024 (age 46).
Current rating
1991
Standard
Rpd2019·Blz2028
All-time high
2320
−329 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 30
Oct 2008 · age 30
Activity
80
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#769 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
21 entries2024
10th Indian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2025
Jul 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 46
Jun 2024
6-month rising streak
+114 Elo
Jun 2024
2022
12th Indian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2105
Mar 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 43
Dec 2021
2019
500 career games
at age 41
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Punjab State Amateur Fide Rated Below-2300 Chess Championship 2025-26perf 2423 (+462) · 8/7 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+19
1972 → 1991
Tournaments
6
74 games
Score
42/ 7456.8%
45W11D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMukesh Mandloi1,708·"2nd Bhilwara" International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-2025·R6·-15.8
2.[L]vsSharma PankajCM1,790·1st MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN CLASSICAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025·R7·-14.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #7 | 2013 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/8 | #3 | 2154 | +14.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8/7 | #1 | 2423 | +21.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/8 | #13 | 2001 | -11.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #35 | 1848 | -19.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/10 | #9 | 1936 | -3.2 |
Worst Elo result: 1st MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN CLASSICAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025 (-19.4 Elo, finished #35).
Most-Played Opponents
vsSharma HimanshuGM
🇮🇳IND·2377
+3 −2 =6
11 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsSaptarshi Roy ChowdhuryGM
🇮🇳IND·2222
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsAnadkat Kartavya
🇮🇳IND·2245
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsJha SriramGM
🇮🇳IND·2308
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2023
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Rankings
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India
#769
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,586
in continent
World
#28,939
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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