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Somaraju, Sai Vivan Karthikeya

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

47

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#802 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
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

Best result
ACC Double Weekends July 2025
perf 2083 (+114) · 6/7 · #1
Top opponent
ACC Double Weekends July 2025 · Jul 2025 · +37.0 Elo

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/4#12041+11.2
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/9#301872-32.8
Swiss
Mar 20262/2#42449+12.8
Swiss
Feb 20262/2#192311+8.0
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/7#181683-85.6
Swiss
Oct 20251/1#252291+3.2
Open Swiss
Sep 20256.5/11#352057+58.8
Swiss
Jul 20256/7#12083+60.8
Swiss
Jul 20252/2#62700+48.2
Open Swiss
Jun 20252.5/3#181947+13.7
Worst Elo result: COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U12 Open Event (-85.6 Elo, finished #18).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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New Zealand
#56
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,513
in continent
World
#37,891
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
New Zealand
1
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2,389
2
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2,367
3
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2,344
4
🇳🇿Renjith, SravanFollow Sravan RenjithTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,333
5
🇳🇿Gong, Daniel HanwenFollow Daniel Hanwen GongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,248
6
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2,237
7
🇳🇿Mao, DaqiFollow Daqi MaoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,232
8
🇳🇿Freeman, Michael RoyFollow Michael Roy FreemanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,202
9
🇳🇿Croad, NicolasFollow Nicolas CroadTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,180
10
🇳🇿Ker, Anthony FFollow Anthony F KerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,177
...
56🇳🇿Somaraju, Sai Vivan Karthikeya1,944
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
3
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
4
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
8
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
9
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
10
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
...
4513🇳🇿Somaraju, Sai Vivan Karthikeya1,944
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
37891🇳🇿Somaraju, Sai Vivan Karthikeya1,944