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Sanal Kumar S
🇮🇳FIDE 547016183· Male· India· Born in 1985
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Sanal Kumar S, a 41-year-old Indian player, is rated 1472. He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament, CAK FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025 (below 1650), and 6TH CHESSMII INTERNATIONAL BELOW 1680 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT. His peak of 1586 was reached at age 41 (Feb 2026).
Current rating
1472
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1586
−114 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 41
Feb 2026 · age 41
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#196,216
#196,216 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
1516 → 1586
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 41
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1586
at age 41 · −114 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 40
May 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 40
May 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 40
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournamentperf 1881 (+397) · 5/6 · #258
Top opponent
Evolution
+40
1432 → 1472
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
9.5/ 1755.9%
7W5D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsG Vaishnavi1,678·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R9·+30.1
2.[W]vsD V Anish Srivardhan1,563·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R2·+24.5
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsSuchit Mandal1,553·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R5·-16.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/6 | #258 | 1881 | +29.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #81 | 1723 | +34.8 |
Rankings
/
India
#13,515
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#42,137
in continent
World
#196,116
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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