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Venkatesan, Kavin
FM🇮🇪FIDE 2512602· Male· Ireland· Born in 2008
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Kavin Venkatesan, a 18-year-old Irish FIDE Master, is rated 2297 — just 16 short of his peak of 2313 (Sep 2023, age 15) and ranked 9th among Irish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +78 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈65/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. Also played 3 rapid (including The Irish Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including The Irish Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached Irish #7 in Sep 2023.
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #94 in U16, World #99 in U14, World #41 in U12 and #1 and #1 nationally in U18 and U10.
Current rating
2297
Standard
Rpd2218·Blz2208
All-time high
2313
−16 pts below
Sep 2023 · age 15
Sep 2023 · age 15
Activity
79
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#9
#9 · Irish players · of 951
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 18
Apr 2026
1st Irish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2291
Jan 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 17
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Apr 2024
94th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2285
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+79
2218 → 2297
Tournaments
10
47 games
Score
31/ 4766.0%
22W18D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #74 | — | -11.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | — | +8.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #30 | — | +5.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #6 | 2279 | -2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #37 | — | +6.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #328 | 2303 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/5 | #2 | — | +14.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #24 | — | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2320 | +17.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #37 | 2343 | +30.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJason LiuFM
🇮🇪IRL·2252
+10 −0 =11
21 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJacob FlynnCM
🇮🇪IRL·2241
+8 −8 =5
21 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsShane MelaughFM
🇮🇪IRL·2254
+5 −7 =3
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsColm DalyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2191
+3 −7 =5
15 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsTarun KanyamaralaIM
🇮🇪IRL·2418
+4 −9 =2
15 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#9
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#2,795
in continent
World
#4,204
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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