Format
RP
Rethish Puthanpurayil
🇮🇳FIDE 5020999· Male· India· Born in 1964
Follow Rethish PuthanpurayilTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Rethish Puthanpurayil, a 62-year-old Indian player, is rated 1612 — just 9 short of his peak of 1621 (Mar 2024, age 60). He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 33rd RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CLASSICAL CHESS CUP, 47th Jassim Mohammed Fakhroo Ramadan Open Chess Championship- 2026, and 62nd KERALA STATE OPEN FIDE RATED CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. Also played 1 rapid event (including 34th RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED RAPID CHESS CUP) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2016–2017) and 68 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1612
Standard
Rpd1589·Blz—
All-time high
1621
−9 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 60
Mar 2024 · age 60
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#142,393
#142,393 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
100 career games
at age 62
May 2026
2025
67th Indian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1602
Aug 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 60
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 60
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 60
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1621
at age 60 · −9 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+10
1602 → 1612
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
11/ 1861.1%
9W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/4 | #156 | 2536 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #221 | 1731 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/1 | #51 | 2304 | +7.8 |
Rankings
/
India
#5,339
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#22,556
in continent
World
#142,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
India
| 1 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,735 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳Follow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Follow Nihal SarinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,723 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳Follow Santosh Gujrathi ViditTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,708 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Follow Chithambaram VR. AravindhTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,692 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Pentala HarikrishnaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,676 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳Follow Murali KarthikeyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,661 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳Follow V PranavTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,661 |
| ... | ||
| 5339 | 1,612 | |
Asia-Pacific
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 4 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇨🇳Follow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,738 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,735 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Follow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,733 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳Follow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 10 | 🇻🇳Follow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,731 |
| ... | ||
| 22556 | 1,612 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 142383 | 1,612 | |