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Rathanvel, V S
IM🇮🇳FIDE 25002112· Male· India· Born in 2001
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V S Rathanvel, a 25-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2492 — just 1 short of his peak of 2493 (Sep 2023, age 22) and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 83 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r4-5, XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo A, and FE Caravel Cup - A. He reached Indian #38 in Apr 2022.
Awarded IM in 2020 (age 19), FM in 2016 (age 15), and CM in 2012 (age 11). Earned GM norms at Vezerkepzo GM Mix September 2021 and First Saturday GM March 2022. At junior level, he reached World #43 in U20, World #69 in U18, World #42 in U16, World #40 in U12, World #30 in U10, World #15 in U8 and #10 nationally in U14.
Current rating
2492
Standard
Rpd2316·Blz2418
All-time high
2493
−1 pts below
Sep 2023 · age 22
Sep 2023 · age 22
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#53 · Indian players · of 19,102
Career timeline
24 entries2023
All-time peak 2493
at age 22 · −1 from today
Sep 2023
2022
Peak Indian rank: #38
at age 21 · rated 2485
Apr 2022
2021
43rd U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2477
Nov 2021
2020
IM title awardedIM
at age 19 · 90th FIDE Congress 2019
Mar 2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2445 → returned at 2438
Mar 2020
2019
69th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2410
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
2465 → 2492
Tournaments
10
73 games
Score
51/ 7369.9%
34W34D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #146 | 2472 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 2469 | +0.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/2 | #33 | 3084 | -0.1 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2537 | +9.9 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #128 | 2440 | -0.9 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #11 | 2457 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 2516 | +4.9 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 2430 | -4.5 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #38 | 2460 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #61 | 2459 | -0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPa IniyanGM
🇮🇳IND·2587
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsS Ajay KrishnaIM
🇮🇳IND·2371
+5 −1 =3
9 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsSenthil Maran KIM
🇮🇳IND·2295
+5 −0 =3
8 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsS. NitinIM
🇮🇳IND·2332
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsHarikrishnan.A.RaGM
🇮🇳IND·2519
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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India
#53
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#164
in continent
World
#647
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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