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Siddharth, Gopakumar
🇬🇧FIDE 5053463· Male· England· Born in 1992
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Gopakumar Siddharth, a 34-year-old English player, is rated 1889. He is on a steady climb with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent appearances: 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters and 42. Muensterland-Open. Also played 9 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 11 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014), 13 months (2014–2015) and 18 months (2015–2016). His peak of 2054 was reached at age 20 (Jan 2012).
Competes for England since Sep 2021. At junior level, he reached #11 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1889
Standard
Rpd1840·Blz1784
All-time high
2054
−165 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 20
Jan 2012 · age 20
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#50,821
#50,821 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+66 Elo)
1890 → 1956
Mar 2024
2021
Switched federation: IND → ENG
at age 29
Sep 2021
2018
100 career games
at age 26
Jan 2018
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Dec 2016
2015
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1931 → returned at 1898
Apr 2015
2014
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1977 → returned at 1931
Feb 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+39
1850 → 1889
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
13/ 2846.4%
8W10D10L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsVenkata Ananth Akshay Kilambi2,038·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters·R1·+13.6
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsChristof, Dr. Brixel1,973·The Army and Navy Club Pall Mall FIDE Congress Open May 2026·R2·-7.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #23 | 1860 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/3 | #7 | 1802 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #64 | 2070 | +41.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIlya Iyengar
🇬🇧ENG·1976
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsJonathan Rubeck
🇬🇧ENG·1895
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsStanley BadacsonyiFM
🇬🇧ENG·2325
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsDomenico Napolitano
🇬🇧ENG·1852
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsRobin W Haldane
🇬🇧ENG·1982
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met May 2022
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Rankings
/
England
#819
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#37,407
in continent
World
#50,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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