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Vijay, Kumar
🇮🇳FIDE 5066441· Male· India· Born in 1992
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Kumar Vijay, a 34-year-old Indian player, is rated 1953 and sitting in the top 5% of Indian players. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 8 months. 110 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include BIHAR OPEN FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2026, CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026, and 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2300). Also played 4 rapid (including National Rapid Chess Championship 2025-26) and 4 blitz events (including NATIONAL BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025-26) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2012), 12 months (2015–2016), 24 months (2016–2018) and 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2021 was reached at age 21 (Nov 2013).
At junior level, he reached #42 and #59 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1953
Standard
Rpd1936·Blz1925
All-time high
2021
−68 pts below
Nov 2013 · age 21
Nov 2013 · age 21
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
98 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#905 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
17 entries2026
500 career games
at age 34
Feb 2026
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1916 → returned at 1871
Mar 2020
2016
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1915 → returned at 1943
Oct 2016
2015
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1946 → returned at 1915
Sep 2015
2014
Re-crossed 2000
at age 22
Feb 2014
2013
Re-crossed 2000
at age 21
Nov 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026perf 2118 (+165) · 3.5/7 · #115
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
1974 → 1953
Tournaments
11
94 games
Score
63/ 9467.0%
56W14D24L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsArnav AgrawalFM2,221·1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Cat-A)·R3·+16.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/8 | #74 | 1858 | -33.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/7 | #115 | 2118 | +19.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #13 | 1968 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/7 | #13 | 2076 | +17.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #49 | 1885 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7.5/8 | #3 | 2093 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/8 | #112 | 2040 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #21 | 1878 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #17 | 2142 | +40.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/11 | #157 | 2013 | +23.8 |
Worst Elo result: SHRI DHANPAT RAI SACHDEVA MEMORIAL OPEN INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT (-35.2 Elo, finished #80).
Rankings
/
India
#905
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,327
in continent
World
#36,050
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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