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Dhanasekar, K.
🇮🇳FIDE 5018170· Male· India· Born in 1982
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K. Dhanasekar, a 44-year-old Indian player, is rated 1769. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 44 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Akshaya Institutions 4th International Fide rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2026, Akshaya Institutions 3rd International Pongal open fide rated chess tournament 2026, and Akshaya Institutions 1st International Fide rated open chess tournament 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Hindusthan Trophy - 1st International FIDE Rated Rapid chess tournament -2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2004–2006) and 32 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2069 was reached at age 20 (Oct 2002).
At junior level, he reached #38 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1769
Standard
Rpd1780·Blz1909
All-time high
2069
−300 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 20
Oct 2002 · age 20
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#86,186
#86,186 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+148 Elo)
1608 → 1756
Feb 2025
2023
52nd Indian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1709
Jan 2023
2020
58th Indian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1743
Oct 2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1743 → returned at 1709
Feb 2020
2017
500 career games
at age 35
May 2017
2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 34
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Dollar City 1st International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournamentperf 1973 (+204) · 6/7 · #40
Top opponent
Akshaya Institutions 4th International Fide rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2026 · Feb 2026 · +10.5 Elo
Evolution
+5
1764 → 1769
Tournaments
4
45 games
Score
24.5/ 4554.4%
27W9D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/7 | #40 | 1973 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #10 | 1861 | +23.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #21 | 1752 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #43 | 1701 | -11.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsS. Krishnan RamFM
🇮🇳IND·2046
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsHarikrishnan.A.RaGM
🇮🇳IND·2519
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsP. PhoobalanFM
🇮🇳IND·2195
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsShazuli Syed AnwarFM
🇮🇳IND·2113
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsO.T. AnilkumarFM
🇮🇳IND·1931
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2016
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Rankings
/
India
#2,226
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,781
in continent
World
#86,184
out of 400,000+
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