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Selvakumar, Thangarajah
🇱🇰FIDE 9961720· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1981
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Thangarajah Selvakumar, a 45-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1638 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Nothern Province and Jaffna International Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including Jaffna International Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. He took a 50-month break between Oct 2019 and Jan 2024 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1638
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1576
All-time high
1638
at best
May 2026 · age 45
May 2026 · age 45
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#132,679
#132,679 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
10th Sri Lankan 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1638
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1638
at age 45
May 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 45
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 44
Jun 2025
100 career games
at age 44
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+278 Elo)
1327 → 1605
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+42
1596 → 1638
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
11.5/ 1767.6%
11W1D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAjeesh Sasikumar1,732·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Nothern Province·R8·-7.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/5 | #21 | 1951 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/8 | #25 | 2010 | +21.6 |
Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#530
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,007
in continent
World
#132,673
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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