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Vigneshwaran, S
🇮🇳FIDE 5035252· Male· India· Born in 1991
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S Vigneshwaran, a 35-year-old Indian player, is rated 2014 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players. He is rising rapidly, having gained +97 Elo over the past 12 months. 67 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 33rd RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CLASSICAL CHESS CUP, ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above), and 4th DKCA National Level Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament. Also played 16 rapid (including Festival Caissa - Sceptre Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament) and 2 blitz events (including 35th RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED BLITZ CHESS CUP) recently. He took a 26-month break between Mar 2020 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Previously known as Vigneshwaran.S. (until Jan 2009). At junior level, he reached #46 and #68 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2014
Standard
Rpd1811·Blz1807
All-time high
2014
at best
Jun 2026 · age 35
Jun 2026 · age 35
Activity
69
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#691 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 35
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2014
at age 35
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+258 Elo)
1602 → 1860
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 33
May 2024
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1825 → returned at 1752
Mar 2020
2017
500 career games
at age 26
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Masters Chess Academy 1st Newfort International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournamentperf 2589 (+575) · 7/7 · #4
Top opponent
Evolution
+98
1916 → 2014
Tournaments
6
56 games
Score
37.5/ 5667.0%
30W16D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7.5/8 | #5 | 2299 | +26.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/7 | #4 | 2589 | +25.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/7 | #117 | 1929 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/10 | #165 | 1955 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 1973 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2078 | +33.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsS S Manigandan
🇮🇳IND·2160
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsS. Krishnan RamFM
🇮🇳IND·2046
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsBalasubramaniam RamnathanIM
🇮🇳IND·2065
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2025
View head-to-head →
vsA. Balkishan
🇮🇳IND·2144
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
India
#691
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,205
in continent
World
#25,405
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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