Sonu Kumar

IND · 34 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1574 (Feb 2026)

Best performance: 1682 at Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)(Best of 2025)

World #=161841 live1542#160,299 publishedIndia #=7338

NOV26 Rating

1573

Live Rating

1573.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month

List	Rating	Change
Nov 2026	1573	0
Oct 2026	1573	0
Sep 2026	1573	0
Aug 2026	1573	0
Jul 2026	1573	0
Jun 2026	1573	0
May 2026	1573	0
Apr 2026	1573	0
Mar 2026	1573	-1
Feb 2026	1574	+31
Jan 2026	1543	0
Dec 2025	1543	0

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

From 130 classical games on record, the latest on Dec 30, 2025.

Classical games since the November list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)Dec 28, 2025 – Dec 30, 2025TPR 1682	5/9	1682

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Event timeline · Classical

15 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

Year	Games	Score	Avg opp	TPR
2025	8	4	1682	1682
2023	13	5½	1444	1387
2018	8	4	1307	1307
2016	9	2	1428	1208
2015	9	½	1606	1162
2014	16	4	1400	1207
2013	3	½	1546	1273
2011	8	2½	1531	1390

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)1682
Dec 2025Swissfederation source
Best of 2025Score 5/9Opp avg 1682Start 1543
1st Matrix Cup International Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament 20231337
Oct 2023Swissfederation source
#2 in 2023Score 5/9Opp avg 1486Start 1227
1st V4 Chess All India Open Fide Rating Below 1600 Chess Tournament1309
Feb 2023Swissfederation source
#3 in 2023Score 5/9Opp avg 1381Start 1215
VKV Open Classical FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 20231603
Jan 2023Swissfederation source
Best of 2023Score 4½/6Opp avg 1478Start 1190
3rd Nithm All India below 1400 FIDE rating Chess tmt1307
Feb 2018Swissfederation source
Best of 2018Score 5/9Opp avg 1307Start 1158
DCA below 1600 FIDE Rated 20161275
Oct 2016Swissfederation source
Best of 2016Score 4/9Opp avg 1400Start 1117
14th Delhi International Open - 2016 category C685
Jan 2016Swissfederation source
Score 4½/10Opp avg 1485Start 1131
Royal FIDE Rating below 16001139
May 2015Swissfederation source
Best of 2015Score 4/9Opp avg 1461Start 1150
Dr.Hedgewar FIDE Rated922
Apr – May 2015Swissfederation source
Score 4/9Opp avg 1722Start 1150
All India Open FIDE Rating tmt - Royal938
Nov 2014Swissfederation source
Score 4/9Opp avg 1738Start 1163
MR Chess Academy first fide rated below 16001183
Jun 2014Swissfederation source
Best of 2014Score 4/10Opp avg 1270
Imperia structures All India FIDE below 16001131
Mar 2014Swissfederation source
#2 in 2014Score 4½/9Opp avg 1324
1st St Xaviers below 2000 FIDE Rating1273
Dec 2013Swissfederation source
Best of 2013Score 4/9Opp avg 1546
02nd BCA FIDE Rated below 20001434
Sep 2011Swissfederation source
Best of 2011Score 5½/10Opp avg 1536
UP State Chess Championship—(1)
Jun 2011Swissfederation source
Score 3/9Opp avg 1499

Rated near Sonu Kumar · Classical

World

#=161841Dr. Christoph Kleinschmidt1573.0
#=161841Tim Viere1573.0
#=161841Sonu Kumar1573.0
#=161841Murugappan N1573.0
#=161841Diljeet Singh1573.0

India

#=7338Atharva Atul Borkar1573.0
#=7338Devansh Khandelwal1573.0
#=7338Sonu Kumar1573.0
#=7338Murugappan N1573.0
#=7338Diljeet Singh1573.0

Live ratings projected from the NOV26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE