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Sakhawat Hussain
🇮🇳FIDE 5096332· Male· India· Born in 1989
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Sakhawat Hussain, a 37-year-old Indian player, is rated 1834. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: 52nd Tripura State Senior Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026 and 1st Assam University International Rated Chess Tournament. Also played 1 rapid (including 1st Assam University International Rapid Rated Chess Tournament) and 2 blitz events (including 1st Assam University International Blitz Rated Chess Tournament) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 13 months (2009–2010), 17 months (2010–2011), 67 months (2012–2018), 53 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1949 was reached at age 20 (Jan 2009).
Previously known as Sekhawat Hussen (until Apr 2018). At junior level, he reached #68 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1834
Standard
Rpd1858·Blz1844
All-time high
1949
−115 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 20
Jan 2009 · age 20
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#66,011
#66,011 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
60th Indian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1880
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
1811 → 1864
Feb 2025
100 career games
at age 36
Feb 2025
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1844 → returned at 1811
Jan 2023
2018
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 1911 → returned at 1877
May 2018
Renamed to Sakhawat Hussain
at age 29
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
52nd Tripura State Senior Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026perf 1939 (+105) · 4/5 · #35
Top opponent
Evolution
-46
1880 → 1834
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
9.5/ 1563.3%
9W1D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDibya Jyoti Sarkar1,712·52nd Tripura State Senior Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026·R4·+6.6
3.[W]vsAnkita Sarkar1,599·52nd Tripura State Senior Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026·R3·+4.1
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsDivyanshu Kumar Singh1,770·1st Assam University International Rated Chess Tournament·R9·-12.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #35 | 1939 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/9 | #26 | 1682 | -38.4 |
Worst Elo result: 1st Assam University International Rated Chess Tournament (-38.4 Elo, finished #26).
Rankings
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India
#1,567
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,917
in continent
World
#66,010
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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