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Walvekar, Praveen
🇮🇳FIDE 5086817· Male· India· Born in 1973
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Praveen Walvekar, a 53-year-old Indian player, is rated 1657. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 16 months (2009–2010), 12 months (2014–2015), 18 months (2016–2018), 12 months (2018–2019) and 67 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament. Also played 2 rapid events (including 2nd Shatranj All India Open FIDE rapid rating chess tmt 2026) recently. His peak of 1717 was reached at age 40 (May 2013).
Current rating
1657
Standard
Rpd1625·Blz—
All-time high
1717
−60 pts below
May 2013 · age 40
May 2013 · age 40
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#125,591
#125,591 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
89th Indian 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1657
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 53
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+183 Elo)
1483 → 1666
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 51
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 51
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 67 months
paused at 1483 → returned at 1666
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
1662 → 1657
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
6W0D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSiddharth Chodisetti1,539·12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R6·+6.7
2.[W]vsPrasada Rao G1,525·12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R3·+6.4
3.[W]vsNikshith P1,517·12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R5·+6.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAkhilesh Krishna Yadav1,512·12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R4·-13.9
2.[L]vsPragathesvaran S1,531·12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R8·-13.5
3.[L]vsArun Lobo1,569·12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R7·-12.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #36 | 1635 | -5.2 |
Rankings
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Asia-Pacific
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World
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