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Gowri Karthikeyan
🇮🇳FIDE 25083252· Male· India· Born in 1990
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Gowri Karthikeyan, a 36-year-old Indian player, is rated 1507. He has slipped back 55 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025, STAR CHESS FOUNDATION 3rd INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED BELOW 1700 CHESS TOURNAMENT, and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800). Also played 2 rapid (including Karpaga Vinayaga Presents SSS International Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He took a 51-month break between Nov 2019 and Mar 2024 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1603 was reached at age 34 (Oct 2024).
Competes as a man since 2024.
Current rating
1507
Standard
Rpd1609·Blz1542
All-time high
1603
−96 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 34
Oct 2024 · age 34
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#182,023
#182,023 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
100 career games
at age 35
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+286 Elo)
1317 → 1603
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 34
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1603
at age 34 · −96 from today
Oct 2024
Competes as male
at age 34
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 34
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
BELOW 1800 BATTLE FIELD INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025perf 2332 (+782) · 6/6 · #90
Top opponent
Evolution
-43
1550 → 1507
Tournaments
6
51 games
Score
29.5/ 5157.8%
24W11D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsG Vaishnavi1,678·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R6·+12.9
3.[W]vsWarudkar Ninad1,467·INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025·R7·+8.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #189 | 1692 | -13.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #239 | 1676 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #546 | 1764 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #221 | 1481 | -32.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/8 | #113 | 1711 | +14.8 |
Worst Elo result: Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated (Below 1700) Open Chess Tournament 2025 (-32.2 Elo, finished #221).
Rankings
/
India
#10,679
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#36,143
in continent
World
#181,971
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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