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Govindaraju, Darun
🇮🇪FIDE 2519690· Male· Ireland· Born in 2010
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Darun Govindaraju, a 16-year-old Irish player, is rated 2097 and ranked 47th among Irish players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +92 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, and LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. Also played 3 rapid (including Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Blitz) recently. His peak of 2168 was reached at age 16 (Feb 2026, Irish #30 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #2 and #2 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2097
Standard
Rpd2088·Blz1874
All-time high
2168
−71 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 16
Feb 2026 · age 16
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#47
#47 · Irish players · of 939
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Peak Irish rank: #30
at age 16 · rated 2168
Feb 2026
2nd Irish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2168
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2168
at age 16 · −71 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Oct 2025
100 career games
at age 15
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 15
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+92
2005 → 2097
Tournaments
12
42 games
Score
27.5/ 4265.5%
23W9D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | — | +12.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #19 | — | -3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #74 | — | -6.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | — | -3.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #17 | 1852 | -72.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2274 | +37.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #32 | — | +6.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #50 | — | +3.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #424 | 2149 | -0.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #83 | — | -34.0 |
Worst Elo result: The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Master (-72.0 Elo, finished #17).
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Ireland
#47
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#11,414
in continent
World
#15,701
out of 400,000+
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