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Narayanan M N
🇮🇳FIDE 25766457· Male· India· Born in 1979
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Narayanan M N, a 47-year-old Indian player, is rated 1441 — just 27 short of his peak of 1468 (Sep 2025, age 46). He has held steady between 1400 and 1450 for 8 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Akshaya Institutions 2nd International FIDE rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2025, Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament, and Akshaya Institutions 1st International Fide rated open chess tournament 2025. He took a 31-month break between Feb 2020 and Oct 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1441
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1468
−27 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 46
Sep 2025 · age 46
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#206,987
#206,987 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1468
at age 46 · −27 from today
Sep 2025
100 career games
at age 46
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+353 Elo)
1102 → 1455
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 45
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 45
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1109 → returned at 1114
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Akshaya Institutions 2nd International FIDE rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2025perf 2344 (+897) · 5.5/5 · #239
Top opponent
Evolution
-14
1455 → 1441
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
17.5/ 3648.6%
16W3D17L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKedarnath U1,688·KCA's International Chess Festival God's Own Country's 1st GM International Open-C (1800 and Below)·R1·+15.8
2.[W]vsSaurabh Somvanshi1,650·KCA's International Chess Festival God's Own Country's 1st GM International Open-C (1800 and Below)·R2·+15.0
3.[W]vsSurya A C1,632·Akshaya Institutions 1st International Fide rated open chess tournament 2025·R3·+14.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/5 | #239 | 2344 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #426 | 1722 | -18.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #142 | 1943 | +9.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/7 | #171 | 1590 | +2.8 |
Worst Elo result: Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament (-18.8 Elo, finished #426).
Rankings
/
India
#16,075
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#47,161
in continent
World
#206,751
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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