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Sakthinandhan, S
🇮🇳FIDE 5089433· Male· India· Born in 1988
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S Sakthinandhan, a 38-year-old Indian player, is rated 1754. He has slipped back 101 Elo over the past 12 months. 87 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2000), Akshaya Institutions 3rd International Pongal open fide rated chess tournament 2026, and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000). Also played 6 rapid (including SRM 3rd International FIDE Rapid Rating Open Chess Tournament-2025) and 1 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 79 months (2008–2015) and 119 months (2015–2025). His peak of 1855 was reached at age 37 (Jun 2025).
At junior level, he reached #96 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1754
Standard
Rpd1710·Blz1718
All-time high
1855
−101 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 37
Jun 2025 · age 37
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
79 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#91,237
#91,237 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
100 career games
at age 38
Jun 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 37
Jul 2025
64th Indian 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1855
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1855
at age 37 · −101 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 36
Mar 2024
2015
Inactive for 119 months
paused at 1720 → returned at 1855
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-59
1813 → 1754
Tournaments
9
80 games
Score
53/ 8066.3%
43W20D17L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsAdhul Adithyan J1,669·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2000)·R4·+7.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/8 | #18 | 1871 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #32 | 1873 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #99 | 1742 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/8 | #42 | 1790 | -14.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #177 | 1699 | -10.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/8 | #22 | 2013 | +26.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #33 | 1699 | -16.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/8 | #33 | 1907 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/8 | #73 | 1790 | -29.4 |
Worst Elo result: PSNA Trophy 1st International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2025 (-29.4 Elo, finished #73).
Rankings
/
India
#2,414
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,593
in continent
World
#91,235
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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