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Menon, Padmanand
🇮🇳FIDE 5031893· Male· India· Born in 1978
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Padmanand Menon, a 48-year-old Indian player, is rated 1561. He has slipped back 69 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Grand Chess Festival Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025, 4th UINSports International Below 1700 FIDE Rating Chess Tournament Pune 2025, and 3rd UINSports International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament Pune 2025. Also played 3 rapid events (including Morde Foundation 2nd All India Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament, Pune) recently. He took a 17-month break between Jan 2009 and Jul 2010. His peak of 1862 was reached at age 28 (Jan 2006).
Current rating
1561
Standard
Rpd1708·Blz1806
All-time high
1862
−301 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 28
Jan 2006 · age 28
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#161,173
#161,173 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+294 Elo)
1364 → 1658
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 46
Mar 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 45
Jul 2023
2022
58th Indian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1532
Apr 2022
2013
100 career games
at age 35
Jan 2013
2009
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1803 → returned at 1778
Jan 2009
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
4th UINSports International Below 1700 FIDE Rating Chess Tournament Pune 2025perf 2296 (+703) · 7.5/7 · #36
Top opponent
Evolution
-57
1618 → 1561
Tournaments
4
35 games
Score
20/ 3557.1%
18W4D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAyush S Jagtap1,401·3rd UINSports International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament Pune 2025·R7·-15.0
2.[L]vsSohoni Prathmesh1,406·4th UINSports International Below 1700 FIDE Rating Chess Tournament Pune 2025·R1·-14.9
3.[L]vsKulkarni Tanvie1,470·3rd UINSports International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament Pune 2025·R3·-13.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #177 | 1665 | -32.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7.5/7 | #36 | 2296 | +16.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/5 | #103 | 1912 | -42.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5/7 | #211 | 1725 | -12.4 |
Worst Elo result: 3rd UINSports International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament Pune 2025 (-42.2 Elo, finished #103).
Rankings
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India
#7,420
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#28,446
in continent
World
#161,155
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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