Sahoo, Devendra Kumar

Devendra Kumar Sahoo, a 72-year-old Indian player, is rated 1593. He is on a steady climb with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'C' Below 1700, All India Below 1600 IInd Narendraji Firodiya Chashak Classical Fide Rating Chess Tournament, and 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'C'). He had 2 career breaks: 50 months (2005–2009) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1862 was reached at age 51 (Jan 2005).