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Chandran, Kapil
IM🇺🇸FIDE 2034077· Male· United States of America· Born in 1998
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Kapil Chandran, a 28-year-old American International Master, is rated 2356 and sitting in the top 2% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between Oct 2015 and Feb 2017. Recent appearance: 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship. His peak of 2410 was reached at age 21 (Sep 2019); he also reached American #77 in Oct 2020.
Awarded IM in 2023 (age 25), FM in 2015 (age 17), and CM in 2014 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #98 in U20, World #65 in U18, World #89 in U14, World #44 in U12 and #12 nationally in U16.
Current rating
2356
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2325
All-time high
2410
−54 pts below
Sep 2019 · age 21
Sep 2019 · age 21
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#125 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
21 entries2023
IM title awardedIM
at age 25 · 2023 3rd FIDE Council
Dec 2023
2020
Peak American rank: #77
at age 22 · rated 2402
Oct 2020
2019
All-time peak 2410
at age 21 · −54 from today
Sep 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 20
Dec 2018
2017
98th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2405
Jul 2017
Crossed 2400
at age 19
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
2360 → 2356
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
2W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #82 | 2282 | -3.7 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#125
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#299
in continent
World
#2,562
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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