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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 1498. He has slipped back 52 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 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 53-month break between Nov 2019 and May 2024 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1603 was reached at age 34 (Oct 2024).
Competes as a man since 2024.
Current rating
1498
Standard
Rpd1609·Blz1542
All-time high
1603
−105 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 34
Oct 2024 · age 34
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#186,505
#186,505 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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 · −105 from today
Oct 2024
Competes as male
at age 34
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 34
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)perf 1764 (+245) · 5/7 · #546
Top opponent
Evolution
-51
1549 → 1498
Tournaments
6
51 games
Score
29/ 5156.9%
23W12D16L
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
1.[L]vsArunpragadesh S1,424·Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated (Below 1700) Open Chess Tournament 2025·R8·-13.0
2.[L]vsPiruthivan1,449·Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated (Below 1700) Open Chess Tournament 2025·R5·-12.3
3.[L]vsHaarish Suhaan D1,418·1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R9·-12.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #135 | 1687 | -8.8 |
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
#11,416
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#37,765
in continent
World
#186,446
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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