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Arulmaran, Abishan
🇳🇴FIDE 1537334· Male· Norway· Born in 1999
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Abishan Arulmaran, a 27-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1924 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sarpsborg Sjakklubb varturneringen 2026 R 11-13, Fagernes Chess International 2026 open, and Ostlandsserien div 2 A 2025-2026 R 6-7. Also played 2 rapid (including Tonsberg Grand Prix TOUR A hurtig) and 2 blitz events (including StjerneOffer minimaraton 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #33 and #44 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1924
Standard
Rpd1873·Blz1925
All-time high
1924
at best
Jun 2026 · age 27
Jun 2026 · age 27
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#42,311
#42,311 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1924
at age 27
Jun 2026
2025
98th Norwegian 20-35 player
at age 26 · rated 1919
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 25
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 25
Feb 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+232 Elo)
1480 → 1712
Feb 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 23
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+23
1901 → 1924
Tournaments
15
48 games
Score
29/ 4860.4%
22W14D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2626 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 1827 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #3 | 1933 | +12.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2039 | +7.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2494 | +11.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2773 | +12.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #3 | 1834 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #19 | 1810 | -3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #34 | 1022 | -24.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #31 | 1987 | -4.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDag Andersen
🇳🇴NOR·1777
+8 −6 =5
19 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsEldin David
🇳🇴NOR·1961
+3 −8 =4
15 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsShemsi Rukovci
KOS·1937
+3 −7 =3
13 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDriton Jashari
🇳🇴NOR·1812
+5 −8 =0
13 games·last met Sep 2024
View head-to-head →
vsSigmund Lunde
🇳🇴NOR·1835
+8 −3 =1
12 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Norway
#406
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#31,249
in continent
World
#42,310
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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