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Kankeyan, Risheeth

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FIDEFIDE 150095749· Male· United States of America· Born in 2008

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Risheeth Kankeyan, a 18-year-old American player, is rated 2396 — his current career high and ranked 10th among American players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +304 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include MEMORIJAL LAFICORES-STANDARD, SPENS OPEN, and SK Radnicki Open do 2300. Also played 1 rapid (including TRECI MEMORIJALNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR "SLOBODAN TOMIC") and 2 blitz events (including SERBIA OPEN 2025 - Qualifying blitz 6) recently. He reached American #92 in Apr 2026.

At junior level, he reached World #82 in U18.

Current rating

2396

Standard

Rpd2286·Blz1813

All-time high

2396

at best
Apr 2026 · age 18

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#10

#10 · American players under 18 · of 479

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
Peak American rank: #92
at age 18 · rated 2396
Apr 2026
82nd U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2396
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2396
at age 18
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+655 Elo)
1655 → 2310
Oct 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 17
Aug 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 17
Aug 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
SPENS OPEN
perf 2502 (+192) · 7.5/8 · #1
Top opponent
vs Petar RatkovicFM 2,302
SK Radnicki Open do 2300 · Jun 2025 · +8.9 Elo
Evolution
+260
2136 → 2396
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
18/ 2281.8%
14W8D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVelimir Radjenovic2,047·SK Radnicki Open do 2300·R3·+15.0
2.[W]vsAlexey RadchenkoFM2,297·SPENS OPEN·R4·+9.6
3.[W]vsVihaan Upadhyay1,920·SK Radnicki Open do 2300·R1·+9.0
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
MEMORIJAL LAFICORES-STANDARD
Swiss
Jul 20255.5/7#12319+66.0
SPENS OPEN
Swiss
Jul 20257.5/8#12502+109.2
SK Radnicki Open do 2300
Swiss
Jun 20255/7#22209+45.6
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
United States of America
#93
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#203
in continent
World
#1,750
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
93🇺🇸Kankeyan, Risheeth2,396
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
203🇺🇸Kankeyan, Risheeth2,396
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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1750🇺🇸Kankeyan, Risheeth2,396