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Kumaran, Somasundaram
🇸🇬FIDE 5811767· Male· Singapore· Born in 1978
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Somasundaram Kumaran, a 48-year-old player, is rated 1508. He is climbing fast, having gained +106 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th DAV- Go Checkmate International FIDE Rated Standard (U-1800) Chess Championship, CFA April Standard, and 5th DAV Go Checkmate FIDE Standard - U1800. Also played 24 rapid events (including Chess Connexion Rapid Open 2025) recently. His peak of 1697 was reached at age 47 (Jul 2025).
Competes for Singapore since Sep 2016.
Current rating
1508
Standard
Rpd1456·Blz—
All-time high
1697
−189 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 47
Jul 2025 · age 47
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#182,687
#182,687 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 48
Jun 2026
2025
2nd 45-50 player nationally
at age 47 · rated 1697
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+286 Elo)
1411 → 1697
Aug 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 47
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 47
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1697
at age 47 · −189 from today
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
6th DAV- Go Checkmate International FIDE Rated Standard (U-1800) Chess Championship · May 2026 · +26.7 Elo
Evolution
-189
1697 → 1508
Tournaments
6
31 games
Score
17/ 3154.8%
13W8D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAkhilesh Jakar1,548·Go Checkmate 33rd FIDE Rated Standard Chess Tournament 19&20 Oct 2025·R4·-27.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/3 | #29 | 2420 | +21.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/2 | #25 | 2406 | -30.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/2 | #23 | 2339 | -36.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #26 | 1651 | -39.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #27 | 1788 | -64.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #12 | 1601 | -39.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChit Ye Thu
🇲🇲MYA·1635
+1 −12 =2
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsYi Hearn Lawrence Teoh
🇲🇾MAS·1805
+0 −13 =0
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsHuay Leon Warren Lim
🇸🇬SGP·1705
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsBoon Cheng Richard Lean
🇸🇬SGP·1700
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsJing Xi Jonathan Lee
🇸🇬SGP·2043
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Singapore
#312
out of 1,166 players
Asia-Pacific
#36,181
in continent
World
#182,639
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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