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Mani Bharathy
🇮🇳FIDE 25038621· Male· India· Born in 1997
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Mani Bharathy, a 29-year-old Indian player, is rated 1959 and sitting in the top 5% of Indian players. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 136 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2300), ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above), and 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy. Also played 17 rapid (including Festival Caissa - Sceptre Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament) and 8 blitz events (including 35th RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED BLITZ CHESS CUP) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2022–2023) and 13 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1993 was reached at age 28 (Jul 2025).
At junior level, he reached #55 and #49 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1959
Standard
Rpd1972·Blz1899
All-time high
1993
−34 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 28
Jul 2025 · age 28
Activity
72
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#879 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
16 entries2025
All-time peak 1993
at age 28 · −34 from today
Jul 2025
7-month rising streak
+205 Elo
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 28
Feb 2025
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1556 → returned at 1789
Sep 2023
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1530 → returned at 1544
Mar 2022
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 21
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above)perf 2162 (+198) · 5.5/10 · #87
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
1993 → 1959
Tournaments
12
85 games
Score
58/ 8568.2%
48W20D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsNiranjan Anand1,776·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2300)·R1·-14.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 4/6 | #138 | 1889 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/8 | #11 | 2048 | +14.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #99 | 1778 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/10 | #87 | 2162 | +61.4 |
Worst Elo result: 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2300) (-19.2 Elo, finished #99).
Most-Played Opponents
vsKannan Sa
🇮🇳IND·1925
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsM Chakravarthi ReddyIM
🇮🇳IND·2226
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsS. Krishnan RamFM
🇮🇳IND·2046
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsA. Balkishan
🇮🇳IND·2144
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsVinay Kumar MattaFM
🇮🇳IND·2075
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
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India
#879
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,207
in continent
World
#34,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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