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Sandeep Kumar
🇮🇳FIDE 88159140· Male· India· Born in 1983
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Sandeep Kumar, a 43-year-old Indian player, is rated 1546 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include All India Civil Services Men Chess Championship 2025-26, All India Civil Services Men Team Chess Championship 2025-26, and 1st MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN CLASSICAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Dehradun Open FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2026) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2023 and Sep 2024.
Current rating
1546
Standard
Rpd1528·Blz—
All-time high
1546
at best
Mar 2026 · age 43
Mar 2026 · age 43
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#167,873
#167,873 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 43
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1546
at age 43
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 42
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+298 Elo)
1197 → 1495
Sep 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 41
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+44
1502 → 1546
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
11.5/ 2252.3%
10W3D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #125 | 1930 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #35 | 1814 | +74.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/4 | #479 | 2451 | -48.4 |
Worst Elo result: 1st MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN CLASSICAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025 (-48.4 Elo, finished #479).
Rankings
/
India
#8,284
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#30,580
in continent
World
#167,849
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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