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Dhinesh Kannan
🇮🇳FIDE 25129082· Male· India· Born in 2005
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Dhinesh Kannan, a 21-year-old Indian player, is rated 1855 — just 12 short of his peak of 1867 (Feb 2026, age 21). He is rising rapidly, having gained +100 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2000), CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026, and Little England 5th International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Smart Chess Academy 2nd International Open FIDE RAPID Rated Chess Tournament Karur 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 27 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2023–2025).
At junior level, he reached #99 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1855
Standard
Rpd1758·Blz—
All-time high
1867
−12 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 21
Feb 2026 · age 21
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#60,012
#60,012 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1867
at age 21 · −12 from today
Feb 2026
2025
99th Indian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1865
Dec 2025
7-month rising streak
+113 Elo
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 20
Aug 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+354 Elo)
1354 → 1708
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Masters Chess Academy 1st Newfort International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournamentperf 2035 (+180) · 6/7 · #18
Top opponent
Evolution
+48
1807 → 1855
Tournaments
5
42 games
Score
30.5/ 4272.6%
26W9D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsN. Lokesh2,165·Little England 5th International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025·R4·+7.0
2.[W]vsParamesh C K S1,714·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2000)·R5·+6.3
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsShubh Vishnu Borkar1,719·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2000)·R4·-13.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/7 | #18 | 2035 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #37 | 1808 | -13.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/6 | #81 | 2002 | -9.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #6 | 2032 | +44.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #13 | 1809 | +13.8 |
Rankings
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India
#1,416
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,144
in continent
World
#60,011
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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