Sivakumar, V S

V S Sivakumar, a 52-year-old Indian player, is rated 1621. He has slipped back 67 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800), Akshaya Institutions 2nd International FIDE rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2025, and United Educational Institutions and Coimbatore District Chess Association 2nd International Fide rating below 1800 chess tournament 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including Smart Chess Academy 2nd International Open FIDE RAPID Rated Chess Tournament Karur 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He had 6 career breaks: 43 months (2007–2011), 16 months (2012–2013), 42 months (2014–2017), 52 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included), 18 months (2022–2024) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1907 was reached at age 32 (Jul 2006).