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Sethu Madhav Upadhyayula
🇮🇳FIDE 25049062· Male· India· Born in 1999
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Sethu Madhav Upadhyayula, a 27-year-old Indian player, is rated 1710 — just 22 short of his peak of 1732 (Jun 2024, age 25). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 78 months (2011–2018) and 71 months (2018–2024). Recent appearance: Khannur Karnataka State FIDE Rated Open Chess Championship - 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Festival Caissa - Chalice Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament) recently.
Previously known as Upadhyayula Sethu Madhav (until May 2021).
Current rating
1710
Standard
Rpd1713·Blz1699
All-time high
1732
−22 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 25
Jun 2024 · age 25
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#106,298
#106,298 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+246 Elo)
1470 → 1716
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1732
at age 25 · −22 from today
Jun 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 25
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 25
Mar 2024
2021
Renamed to Sethu Madhav Upadhyayula
at age 22
May 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
1715 → 1710
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
4W2D2L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsShivani Bai M H1,535·Khannur Karnataka State FIDE Rated Open Chess Championship - 2025·R2·+5.3
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsTanisha Shital Gotadke1,571·Khannur Karnataka State FIDE Rated Open Chess Championship - 2025·R4·-13.8
2.[L]vsShet Prajwal P2,086·Khannur Karnataka State FIDE Rated Open Chess Championship - 2025·R3·-2.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/8 | #27 | 1688 | -5.8 |
Rankings
/
India
#3,019
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#14,243
in continent
World
#106,295
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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