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KP
Karthikeyan, P
🇮🇳FIDE 25002805· Male· India· Born in 1985
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P Karthikeyan, a 41-year-old Indian player, is rated 1991 and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 41 months (2009–2012), 14 months (2014–2015) and 95 months (2015–2023). Recent appearance: 2025 Halifax Christmas Chess Festival - Open Championship. His peak of 2085 was reached at age 29 (Mar 2014).
Current rating
1991
Standard
Rpd1974·Blz2041
All-time high
2085
−94 pts below
Mar 2014 · age 29
Mar 2014 · age 29
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#751 · Indian players · of 19,102
Career timeline
12 entries2026
30th Indian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1991
May 2026
2023
26th Indian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2041
Dec 2023
2015
Inactive for 95 months
paused at 2058 → returned at 2041
Dec 2015
2014
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2053 → returned at 2058
Sep 2014
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 29
May 2014
All-time peak 2085
at age 29 · −94 from today
Mar 2014
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
1995 → 1991
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
3W1D1L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsNoah Kirkegaard Rasmussen1,869·2025 Halifax Christmas Chess Festival - Open Championship·R1·+6.6
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2190 | -3.8 |
Rankings
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India
#751
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,574
in continent
World
#28,912
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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