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Ramachandran, Jayakrishnan
🇺🇸FIDE 2007533· Male· United States of America· Born in 1967
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Jayakrishnan Ramachandran, a 59-year-old American player, is rated 1734. He has slipped back 237 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 33rd RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CLASSICAL CHESS CUP, Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Open Chess Tournament, and 11th BBCF - International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament. Also played 4 rapid (including 34th RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED RAPID CHESS CUP) and 2 blitz events (including 35th RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED BLITZ CHESS CUP) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2012–2013) and 148 months (2013–2025). His peak of 2076 was reached at age 42 (Nov 2009).
Current rating
1734
Standard
Rpd1689·Blz1655
All-time high
2076
−342 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 42
Nov 2009 · age 42
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#98,091
#98,091 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
44th American 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1897
Feb 2026
2014
72nd American 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1952
May 2014
2013
Inactive for 148 months
paused at 1952 → returned at 1897
Jun 2013
2012
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1959 → returned at 1952
Jan 2012
2009
47th American 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2076
Nov 2009
All-time peak 2076
at age 42 · −342 from today
Nov 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-237
1971 → 1734
Tournaments
4
37 games
Score
20.5/ 3755.4%
13W15D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKrishi N1,527·ICC International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament 2025 - 2nd Edition·R7·-17.9
2.[L]vsJanani Mahadevan1,515·Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Open Chess Tournament·R5·-16.5
3.[L]vsPoornachandar J S1,695·ICC International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament 2025 - 2nd Edition·R4·-15.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #76 | 1621 | -46.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #122 | 1685 | -63.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #145 | 1708 | -52.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/9 | #48 | 1586 | -74.2 |
Worst Elo result: ICC International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament 2025 - 2nd Edition (-74.2 Elo, finished #48).
Most-Played Opponents
vsPeter G Grey
🇺🇸USA
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2013
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vsRomulo Fuentes
🇺🇸USA·2047
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2011
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vsJames Jones
🇺🇸USA·1969
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2011
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vsJulian Standen
🇺🇸USA·1770
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2011
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vsGerman Bertot
🇺🇸USA·1798
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2011
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Rankings
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United States of America
#2,940
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#11,632
in continent
World
#98,089
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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