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Somaraju, Sai Vivan Karthikeya
CM🇳🇿FIDE 110033474· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2013
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Sai Vivan Karthikeya Somaraju, a 13-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1944 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 14. He is rising rapidly, having gained +110 Elo over the past 12 months. 74 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open, 2026 North Shore Summer Cup Rounds 6-7, and 2026 North Shore Summer Cup Rounds 2-5. Also played 5 rapid events (including 2026 Latvian Tournament A Grade) recently. His peak of 2031 was reached at age 12 (Nov 2025, #34 nationally at the time).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #16 in U8 and #4, #1 and #1 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1944
Standard
Rpd1843·Blz1740
All-time high
2031
−87 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 12
Nov 2025 · age 12
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#802 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060
Career timeline
12 entries2026
4th U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1966
Apr 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #34
at age 12 · rated 2031
Nov 2025
1st U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 2031
Nov 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 12
Nov 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 12
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2031
at age 12 · −87 from today
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+111
1833 → 1944
Tournaments
11
56 games
Score
38.5/ 5668.8%
36W7D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2041 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #30 | 1872 | -32.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2449 | +12.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #19 | 2311 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #18 | 1683 | -85.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #25 | 2291 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/11 | #35 | 2057 | +58.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2083 | +60.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/2 | #6 | 2700 | +48.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/3 | #18 | 1947 | +13.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTimothy Huy Minh Ha
🇳🇿NZL·1772
+1 −5 =3
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsWilliam Rui LiuCM
🇳🇿NZL·2157
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsJunqing Jerome Tao
🇳🇿NZL·1864
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsLuna Yuexiu XuWCM
🇳🇿NZL·1900
+3 −0 =5
8 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsPatrick Di Jiang
🇳🇿NZL·1947
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#56
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,513
in continent
World
#37,891
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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