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Vignesh Murugan
🇮🇳FIDE 25659308· Male· India· Born in 1998
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Vignesh Murugan, a 28-year-old Indian player, is rated 1670 — just 1 short of his peak of 1671 (Apr 2026, age 28). He is on a steady climb with +60 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Below 1700 Chess Tournament 2026, CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026, and BELOW 1800 BATTLE FIELD INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 67 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1670
Standard
Rpd1551·Blz1606
All-time high
1671
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 28
Apr 2026 · age 28
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#120,428
#120,428 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1671
at age 28 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 28
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+260 Elo)
1350 → 1610
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 26
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 26
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026perf 1978 (+332) · 6/7 · #97
Top opponent
Evolution
+62
1608 → 1670
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
18.5/ 2768.5%
17W3D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRithick A M1,494·BELOW 1800 BATTLE FIELD INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025·R3·-26.3
2.[L]vsSanjeev A1,543·BELOW 1800 BATTLE FIELD INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025·R8·-23.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/8 | #23 | 1780 | +26.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/7 | #97 | 1978 | +37.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 6/8 | #36 | 1704 | -3.2 |
Rankings
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India
#3,695
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#17,167
in continent
World
#120,423
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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