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Cheniram, Pegu
🇮🇳FIDE 5042011· Male· India· Born in 1980
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Pegu Cheniram, a 46-year-old Indian player, is rated 1939 and sitting in the top 5% of Indian players. He is on a steady climb with +78 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sudhir Nath Memorial Fide Rating Chess Tournament-2025, 1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Cat-B), and 48th All Assam Inter District Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including All Assam Open Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2025 Official) recently. He took a 45-month break between Jul 2010 and May 2014. His peak of 2038 was reached at age 26 (Oct 2006).
Current rating
1939
Standard
Rpd1849·Blz1739
All-time high
2038
−99 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 26
Oct 2006 · age 26
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#958 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
15 entries2026
20th Indian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1939
Jun 2026
2025
41st Indian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1876
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+181 Elo)
1696 → 1877
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 44
Mar 2024
2019
500 career games
at age 39
Jan 2019
2016
70th Indian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1870
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
48th All Assam Inter District Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2025perf 2453 (+577) · 8/7 · #8
Top opponent
Best comeback
1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Cat-B)finished #1 (seeded #11 of 150)
Evolution
+78
1861 → 1939
Tournaments
3
28 games
Score
23.5/ 2883.9%
21W5D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAdalja Vanssh A1,946·1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Cat-B)·R8·+10.8
3.[W]vsYuwan Das1,789·48th All Assam Inter District Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2025·R9·+7.5
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsSyed Jabir Hamdan1,537·48th All Assam Inter District Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2025·R2·-17.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8/9 | #2 | 2095 | +19.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2077 | +43.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 8/7 | #8 | 2453 | +15.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsSoram Rahul Singh
🇮🇳IND·1991
+0 −4 =6
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRintu Brahma
🇮🇳IND·1817
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNeelabh Jyoti Borthakur
🇮🇳IND·1892
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRakesh Chakravorty
🇮🇳IND·1874
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsRituraj Tamuli
🇮🇳IND·1789
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
India
#958
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,638
in continent
World
#38,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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