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Vijay Kumar Pakkurti
🇮🇳FIDE 5064376· Male· India· Born in 1973
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Vijay Kumar Pakkurti, a 53-year-old Indian player, is rated 1541. He is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament, Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026, and Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Open Chess Tournament. Also played 9 rapid events (including 7th SHAASTRA Rapid FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2017–2018) and 38 months (2021–2025). His peak of 1646 was reached at age 38 (May 2011).
Previously known as Pakkurti Vijay Kumar (until Jan 2017).
Current rating
1541
Standard
Rpd1485·Blz—
All-time high
1646
−105 pts below
May 2011 · age 38
May 2011 · age 38
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#169,819
#169,819 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 52
Dec 2025
500 career games
at age 52
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 52
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 51
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 51
Mar 2024
2022
81st Indian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1179
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournamentperf 2382 (+906) · 5/5 · #374
Top opponent
Evolution
+34
1507 → 1541
Tournaments
14
107 games
Score
59.5/ 10755.6%
53W13D41L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKaarthikeyan S1,773·Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026·R4·+16.2
2.[W]vsNirmal L1,761·RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800·R7·+16.1
3.[W]vsHarshad R1,694·RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800·R2·+14.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsElankumaran R1,421·12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R9·-12.8
2.[L]vsRohith Kumar1,406·Warrior Chess Academy International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament for Below 1800·R5·-12.3
3.[L]vsTeja Sai Kumar K1,416·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R8·-11.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #275 | 2566 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/3 | #268 | 2224 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #302 | 1794 | -16.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #215 | 1884 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #212 | 2318 | -22.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #302 | 1041 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/5 | #306 | 2331 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #98 | 1897 | +15.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/10 | #194 | 1600 | +21.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/4 | #230 | 2390 | +33.8 |
Worst Elo result: ALL INDIA BELOW 1600 FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025 (-23.8 Elo, finished #578).
Rankings
/
India
#8,588
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#31,322
in continent
World
#169,791
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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