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Sa, Kannan
🇮🇳FIDE 5018340· Male· India· Born in 1990
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Kannan Sa, a 36-year-old Indian player, is rated 1925. He is on a steady climb with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above), 1st DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Open chess tournament-2025, and STAR CHESS FOUNDATION 2nd INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT. Also played 8 rapid (including Sivakasi Chess Club FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament - 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 2111 was reached at age 17 (Jul 2007).
At junior level, he reached #39, #29, #29, #45 and #18 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1925
Standard
Rpd1944·Blz1926
All-time high
2111
−186 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 17
Jul 2007 · age 17
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#42,074
#42,074 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
52nd Indian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1931
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+203 Elo)
1701 → 1904
Feb 2025
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1927 → returned at 1914
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 29
Aug 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 28
Nov 2018
2017
1,000 career games
at age 27
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+31
1894 → 1925
Tournaments
5
44 games
Score
29.5/ 4467.0%
25W9D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPavithra R V1,697·STAR CHESS FOUNDATION 2nd INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT·R3·-15.1
2.[L]vsSachiel Parthiban1,703·Visalakshi- Arunachalam 9th SCS International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R3·-15.0
3.[L]vsNikhil T L1,771·Visalakshi- Arunachalam 9th SCS International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R7·-13.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/7 | #12 | 2013 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/10 | #117 | 2016 | +27.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/8 | #18 | 2082 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #16 | 1858 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/8 | #40 | 1744 | -27.2 |
Worst Elo result: Visalakshi- Arunachalam 9th SCS International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament (-27.2 Elo, finished #40).
Most-Played Opponents
vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+1 −11 =1
13 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsBalasubramaniam RamnathanIM
🇮🇳IND·2065
+2 −6 =5
13 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsS. Krishnan RamFM
🇮🇳IND·2046
+1 −7 =4
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSenthil Maran KIM
🇮🇳IND·2295
+2 −3 =6
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsS. NitinIM
🇮🇳IND·2332
+0 −10 =1
11 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
India
#1,027
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,974
in continent
World
#42,073
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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