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Siva Mahadevan

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FIDEFIDE 25043153· Male· India· Born in 2001

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Siva Mahadevan, a 25-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2448 — just 9 short of his peak of 2457 (Apr 2026, age 25) and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +69 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Reykjavik Open 2026, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Final) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2017–2018) and 58 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). He reached Indian #65 in Sep 2015.

Awarded IM in 2016 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #95 in U18, World #45 in U16, World #11 in U14, World #65 in U12 and #18 and #64 nationally in U20 and U10.

Current rating

2448

Standard

Rpd2333·Blz2419

All-time high

2457

−9 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 25

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 1%

#71 · Indian players · of 19,243

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
All-time peak 2457
at age 25 · −3 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 24
Jul 2025
2021
18th Indian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2349
Dec 2021
2020
Inactive for 58 months
paused at 2349 → returned at 2365
Mar 2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 19
Feb 2020
2018
95th U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2364
Feb 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Rilton Cup 2025-2026
perf 2615 (+170) · 7/9 · #2
Top opponent
vs Gawain C B Maroroa JonesGM 2,645
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6 · Feb 2026 · +2.5 Elo
Best comeback
Rilton Cup 2025-2026
finished #2 (seeded #26 of 120)
Evolution
+32
2416 → 2448
Tournaments
10
50 games
Score
32.5/ 5065.0%
22W21D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJon Ludvig HammerGM2,606·Rilton Cup 2025-2026·R6·+7.2
2.[W]vsChristian BauerGM2,552·Rilton Cup 2025-2026·R7·+6.5
3.[W]vsTamas Jr. FodorGM2,520·2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6·R2·+5.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20261/3#752310-5.9
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/4#8712310-6.5
Reykjavik Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20266/9#292462+3.5
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#92572+3.1
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#272774+8.6
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20260/2#871716-7.6
Rilton Cup 2025-2026
Open Swiss
Dec 20257/9#22615+21.4
2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20255.5/8#212456+4.3
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 1-2
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#132529+2.7
2025 British Championship
Open Swiss
Aug 20256/9#82475+8.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsGawain C B Maroroa JonesGM
🇬🇧ENG·2639
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsHarsha BharathakotiGM
🇮🇳IND·2510
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2019
View head-to-head →
vsBajaj PrinceIM
🇮🇳IND·2396
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2014
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
India
#71
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#237
in continent
World
#1,034
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
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India
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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