Karan J P

Karan J P, a 24-year-old Indian player, is rated 2055 — just 22 short of his peak of 2077 (Feb 2026, age 24) and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players, and in the top 9% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 121 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026, and ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above). Also played 6 rapid (including 34th RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED RAPID CHESS CUP) and 5 blitz events (including 35th RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED BLITZ CHESS CUP) recently. He took a 31-month break between Aug 2019 and Apr 2022 (COVID-19 included).

At junior level, he reached #74, #70, #54 and #87 nationally in U20, U16, U14 and U12.