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Palaniswamy, Raja S.

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FIDEFIDE 5020778· Male· India· Born in 1982

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Raja S. Palaniswamy, a 44-year-old Indian player, is rated 2000 and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 147 months (2003–2015) and 102 months (2015–2024). Recent appearances: 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 3 and 4 and 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 1-2. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 Ken Stewart Cup) recently. His peak of 2034 was reached at age 21 (Apr 2003).

Current rating

2000

Standard

Rpd1956·Blz1807

All-time high

2034

34 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 21

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#734 · Indian players · of 19,102

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+66 Elo)
1934 → 2000
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Jan 2026
2025
27th Indian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2013
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 43
Dec 2025
2015
Inactive for 102 months
paused at 1976 → returned at 1986
Aug 2015
2003
Crossed 2000
at age 21
Apr 2003

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 1-2 · Nov 2025 · +15.7 Elo
Evolution
+20
19802000
Tournaments
2
4 games
Score
3/ 475.0%
3W0D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Nov 20251/2#221856-13.2
Team
Nov 20252/2#42717+33.2

Rankings

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India
#734
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,436
in continent
World
#27,495
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
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2,751
2
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2,739
3
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2,733
4
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2,732
5
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2,723
6
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2,708
7
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2,692
8
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2,676
9
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2,657
10
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2,648
...
734🇮🇳Palaniswamy, Raja S.2,000
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
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2,729
...
3436🇮🇳Palaniswamy, Raja S.2,000
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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27495🇮🇳Palaniswamy, Raja S.2,000