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Kannan, R.
🇮🇳FIDE 5020654· Male· India· Born in 1970
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R. Kannan, a 56-year-old Indian player, is rated 1607. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 8 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800), AIM International FIDE Rating Below 1800 Chess Tournament, and United Educational Institutions and Coimbatore District Chess Association 2nd International Fide rating below 1800 chess tournament 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including Smart Chess Academy 2nd International Open FIDE RAPID Rated Chess Tournament Karur 2025) recently. He took a 29-month break between Feb 2020 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2008 was reached at age 34 (Oct 2004).
Current rating
1607
Standard
Rpd1670·Blz—
All-time high
2008
−401 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 34
Oct 2004 · age 34
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#144,279
#144,279 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
91st Indian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1629
Jan 2026
2025
77th Indian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1672
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+264 Elo)
1343 → 1607
Feb 2025
2020
80th Indian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1475
Oct 2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1475 → returned at 1427
Feb 2020
2018
500 career games
at age 48
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
1619 → 1607
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
17/ 2763.0%
16W2D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMeiyappan M1,755·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)·R6·+13.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/8 | #367 | 1671 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/5 | #141 | 2254 | -57.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/8 | #22 | 2009 | +52.2 |
Worst Elo result: AIM International FIDE Rating Below 1800 Chess Tournament (-57.8 Elo, finished #141).
Rankings
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India
#5,521
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#23,111
in continent
World
#144,268
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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