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Pavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi
FM🇮🇳FIDE 25720066· Male· India· Born in 2012
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Pavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi, a 14-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2242 and ranked 12th among Indian players under 14, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +147 Elo over the past 12 months. 215 rated games in the past year (≈117/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026, and GM i IM Round Robin "Festival saha Bijeljina 2026" GM5 "Izvor Banja Dvorovi". Also played 1 rapid (including R: 7 SPLIT OPEN RAPID TURNIR 2025) and 5 blitz events (including B: 8.SPONTANEOUS BLITZ - SPLIT OPEN 2025) recently. His peak of 2376 was reached at age 13 (Nov 2025).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 13) and CM in 2025 (age 13). Earned a IM norm at IM1_Festival saha 2025. At junior level, he reached World #8 in U14, World #48 in U12 and #14 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2242
Standard
Rpd1939·Blz2144
All-time high
2376
−134 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 13
Nov 2025 · age 13
Activity
164
games / yr avg. · ≈14/mo
206 past 12 mo · ≈17/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · Indian players under 14 · of 3,809
Career timeline
15 entries2026
8th U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2351
Jan 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 13
Nov 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 13
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 13
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2376
at age 13 · −134 from today
Nov 2025
500 career games
at age 13
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
GM i IM Round Robin "Festival saha Bijeljina 2026" GM5 "Izvor Banja Dvorovi"perf 2473 (+123) · 5.5/9 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+40
2202 → 2242
Tournaments
23
200 games
Score
102/ 20051.0%
51W102D47L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPetar KovacFM2,361·S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- IM Tournament 1·R2·+28.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7.5/9 | #4 | 2028 | -14.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7.5/8 | #2 | 2262 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #65 | 2081 | -43.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/7 | #139 | 2111 | -40.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 2473 | +41.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3/9 | #9 | 2276 | -8.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2406 | +12.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3/9 | #8 | 2301 | -13.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #32 | 2212 | -33.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/9 | #67 | 2194 | -43.6 |
Rankings
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India
#266
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,070
in continent
World
#6,144
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
India
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