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Palaniappan, A.L.

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FIDEFIDE 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), 127 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

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 5%

#953 · Indian players · of 19,243

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
48th Indian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1940
Jun 2026
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1966 → returned at 1941
Aug 2024
2013
Inactive for 127 months
paused at 1973 → returned at 1966
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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Manish M 1,743
Akshaya Institutions 1st International Fide rated open chess tournament 2025 · Aug 2025 · +4.8 Elo
Evolution
-26
1966 → 1940
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
4W3D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Akshaya Institutions 1st International Fide rated open chess tournament 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#401829-25.6
Worst Elo result: Akshaya Institutions 1st International Fide rated open chess tournament 2025 (-25.6 Elo, finished #40).

Rankings

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India
#953
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,616
in continent
World
#38,759
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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953🇮🇳Palaniappan, A.L.1,940
Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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3
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4
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5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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World
1
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2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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38759🇮🇳Palaniappan, A.L.1,940