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Palaniappan, A.L.
🇮🇳FIDE 5025133· Male· India· Born in 1990
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A.L. Palaniappan, a 36-year-old Indian player, is rated 1940 and sitting in the top 5% of Indian players. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2008–2009), 122 months (2013–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Akshaya Institutions 1st International Fide rated open chess tournament 2025. His peak of 2088 was reached at age 14 (Jan 2004).
At junior level, he reached #37, #51, #44 and #11 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1940
Standard
Rpd1951·Blz—
All-time high
2088
−148 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 14
Jan 2004 · age 14
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#948 · Indian players · of 19,102
Career timeline
17 entries2026
45th Indian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1941
Jan 2026
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1966 → returned at 1941
Aug 2024
2013
Inactive for 122 months
paused at 1973 → returned at 1984
Dec 2013
2011
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
1986 → 2039
May 2011
Re-crossed 2000
at age 21
Mar 2011
100 career games
at age 21
Mar 2011
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
1966 → 1940
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
4W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsRahul K1,771·Akshaya Institutions 1st International Fide rated open chess tournament 2025·R9·-14.5
2.[L]vsL Barath1,898·Akshaya Institutions 1st International Fide rated open chess tournament 2025·R8·-11.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #40 | 1829 | -25.6 |
Worst Elo result: Akshaya Institutions 1st International Fide rated open chess tournament 2025 (-25.6 Elo, finished #40).
Rankings
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India
#948
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,627
in continent
World
#38,775
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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