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JR
Janakiraman, R
🇮🇳FIDE 5048575· Male· India· Born in 1953
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R Janakiraman, a 73-year-old Indian player, is rated 1456. He has slipped back 55 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Open Chess Tournament, 4th Zion-Alwin International Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament, and "SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including Warrior Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rapid Rated Open Chess Tournament) recently. He took a 28-month break between Feb 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1710 was reached at age 54 (Oct 2007).
Current rating
1456
Standard
Rpd1452·Blz1501
All-time high
1710
−254 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 54
Oct 2007 · age 54
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#201,922
#201,922 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
32nd Indian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1520
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+342 Elo)
1181 → 1523
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 71
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 71
Mar 2024
2020
55th Indian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1194
Oct 2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1194 → returned at 1183
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Open Chess Tournamentperf 1655 (+202) · 4/7 · #162
Top opponent
Evolution
-55
1511 → 1456
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
13.5/ 3143.5%
11W5D15L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #162 | 1655 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/3 | #316 | 2413 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/2 | #295 | 2402 | -10.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #305 | 1956 | -19.6 |
Worst Elo result: 4th Zion-Alwin International Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament (-20.0 Elo, finished #316).
Rankings
/
India
#14,863
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#44,775
in continent
World
#201,771
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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