What is Murthy, Pappu's FIDE rating?

Murthy, Pappu's current standard FIDE rating is 1836.

What is Murthy, Pappu's rapid rating?

Murthy, Pappu's current FIDE rapid rating is 1900.

What is Murthy, Pappu's world ranking?

Murthy, Pappu is currently ranked #65,404 in the world (standard rating).

What is Murthy, Pappu's ranking in United States of America?

Murthy, Pappu is currently ranked #1829 in United States of America.

What is Murthy, Pappu's continental ranking?

Murthy, Pappu is currently ranked #7,410 in their continent.

What is Murthy, Pappu's ranking in the 75-80 category?

Murthy, Pappu is ranked #16 in United States of America in the 75-80 age group.

What is Murthy, Pappu's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Murthy, Pappu's all-time peak standard rating is 2178.

When did Murthy, Pappu receive their first FIDE rating?

Murthy, Pappu first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2001.

Which federation does Murthy, Pappu represent?

Murthy, Pappu represents United States of America (USA).

How old is Murthy, Pappu?

Murthy, Pappu was born in 1949 and is 77 years old.

When did Murthy, Pappu reach their peak rating?

Murthy, Pappu reached their peak standard rating of 2178 in 2004, at age 55.

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Murthy, Pappu

🇺🇸

FIDE 2013401· Male· United States of America· Born in 1949

Pappu Murthy, a 77-year-old American player, is rated 1836. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 16 months (2013–2015), 39 months (2015–2018) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 18th Continental Chess Cleveland Open - Major. His peak of 2178 was reached at age 55 (Oct 2004).

Current rating

1836

Standard

Rpd1900·Blz—

All-time high

2178

−342 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 55

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#65,404

#65,404 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

19 entries

2025

14th American 75-80 player

at age 76 · rated 1836

Dec 2025

2024

Inactive for 12 months

paused at 1838 → returned at 1836

Jun 2024

2020

9th American 70-75 player

at age 71 · rated 1940

Oct 2020

2015

17th American 65-70 player

at age 66 · rated 2070

Nov 2015

Inactive for 39 months

paused at 2070 → returned at 2071

Aug 2015

2013

Inactive for 16 months

paused at 2072 → returned at 2067

Oct 2013

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Ashwin Iranian Prabhu Kumar 1,885

18th Continental Chess Cleveland Open - Major · Jun 2025 · +1.4 Elo

Evolution

-2

1838 → 1836

Tournaments

1

5 games

Score

2.5/ 550.0%

2W1D2L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsLouis Zhang1,837·18th Continental Chess Cleveland Open - Major·R3·+10.0

2.[W]vsCalvin Marshall1,758·18th Continental Chess Cleveland Open - Major·R4·+7.8

3.[D]vsAshwin Iranian Prabhu Kumar1,885·18th Continental Chess Cleveland Open - Major·R5·+1.4

Top 2 losses

1.[L]vsSrihari Anandheri Kandadai1,783·18th Continental Chess Cleveland Open - Major·R2·-11.5

2.[L]vsStella XinCM1,866·18th Continental Chess Cleveland Open - Major·R1·-9.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
18th Continental Chess Cleveland Open - Major Open Swiss	Jun 2025	2.5/5	#9	1826	-1.6	▸

Rankings

/

United States of America

#1,829

out of 5,412 players

Americas

#7,410

in continent

World

#65,404

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

United States of America

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,788
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
4	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
5	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,728
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,718
8	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
1829	🇺🇸Murthy, Pappu	1,836

Americas

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,788
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
4	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
5	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,728
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,718
8	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
7410	🇺🇸Murthy, Pappu	1,836

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,840
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
3	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,788
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,780
5	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,776
6	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,767
7	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,759
7	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,759
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
10	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
65404	🇺🇸Murthy, Pappu	1,836