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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 +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2nd DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Below 1700 Chess Tournament 2026 and CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026. He took a 82-month break between Jul 2018 and Jun 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
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#120,738
#120,738 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
1608 → 1670
Jun 2026
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
Crossed 1600
at age 26
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 26
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026perf 1978 (+332) · 6/7 · #97
Top opponent
Evolution
+57
1613 → 1670
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
12.5/ 1869.4%
11W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 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 |
Rankings
/
India
#3,767
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#17,204
in continent
World
#120,732
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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