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Rahul Krishna K U
🇮🇳FIDE 25049640· Male· India· Born in 1999
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Rahul Krishna K U, a 27-year-old Indian player, is rated 1542 — just 12 short of his peak of 1554 (Dec 2025, age 26). He is currently in the 1500–1550 range. 10 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: Classical FIDE Rated Tournament ( Chess for Everyone) and 6TH CHESSMII INTERNATIONAL BELOW 1680 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT. Also played 4 rapid events (including DEVA 2nd International Open Fide Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included), 21 months (2022–2024) and 15 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1542
Standard
Rpd1602·Blz—
All-time high
1554
−12 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 26
Dec 2025 · age 26
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#168,537
#168,537 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 1554
at age 26 · −12 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+304 Elo)
1241 → 1545
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 25
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 25
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1545 → returned at 1553
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1241 → returned at 1545
May 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
6TH CHESSMII INTERNATIONAL BELOW 1680 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENTperf 2333 (+780) · 6/6 · #95
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1545 → 1542
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
10/ 1662.5%
8W4D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJibi Kallingalpadem1,598·6TH CHESSMII INTERNATIONAL BELOW 1680 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT·R4·+11.3
3.[W]vsRishabh Nambiar1,417·6TH CHESSMII INTERNATIONAL BELOW 1680 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT·R7·+6.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/4 | #87 | 2420 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/6 | #95 | 2333 | +8.2 |
Rankings
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India
#8,460
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#31,007
in continent
World
#168,506
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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