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Saxena Kunal Kant
🇮🇳FIDE 5078113· Male· India· Born in 1958
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Saxena Kunal Kant, a 68-year-old Indian player, is rated 1631. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 15 months (2014–2015), 28 months (2015–2018), 61 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: All India Below 1700 Fide rating chess tournament, Amravati 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including Dr. Ajit Kasliwal Memorial All India Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2025) recently. His peak of 1700 was reached at age 56 (Jun 2014).
Current rating
1631
Standard
Rpd1656·Blz—
All-time high
1700
−69 pts below
Jun 2014 · age 56
Jun 2014 · age 56
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#135,294
#135,294 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
12th Indian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1676
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+178 Elo)
1498 → 1676
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 66
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 66
Mar 2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1460 → returned at 1630
Feb 2024
2019
48th Indian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1498
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-45
1676 → 1631
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
5W0D4L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsRamteke Pramod J1,471·All India Below 1700 Fide rating chess tournament, Amravati 2026·R3·+5.7
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsAgrawal Ridhaan1,471·All India Below 1700 Fide rating chess tournament, Amravati 2026·R5·-14.3
3.[L]vsKarwa Vyankatesh1,516·All India Below 1700 Fide rating chess tournament, Amravati 2026·R9·-13.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #131 | 1636 | -45.4 |
Worst Elo result: All India Below 1700 Fide rating chess tournament, Amravati 2026 (-45.4 Elo, finished #131).
Rankings
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India
#4,731
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,668
in continent
World
#135,286
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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