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Bhargav Karthikeyan
🇮🇳FIDE 25769430· Male· India· Born in 2010
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Bhargav Karthikeyan, a 16-year-old Indian player, is rated 1795 — just 1 short of his peak of 1796 (Jan 2026, age 16). He is rising rapidly, having gained +216 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include "SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament, Sri M.S.Venkataraman Memorial 10th International Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2025, and RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800. Also played 2 rapid events (including NALLU Memorial 3rd International Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2024) recently.
Current rating
1795
Standard
Rpd1497·Blz—
All-time high
1796
−1 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 16
Jan 2026 · age 16
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#77,923
#77,923 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1796
at age 16 · −1 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+514 Elo)
1065 → 1579
Mar 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Apr 2024
2023
First FIDE rating
1065 · at age 13
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+60
1735 → 1795
Tournaments
6
51 games
Score
36.5/ 5171.6%
33W7D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsO.T. AnilkumarFM1,965·"SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R5·+29.0
3.[W]vsKrithin Durai D1,857·"SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R6·+23.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDaniel George1,484·"SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R1·-34.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #68 | 1801 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #40 | 1767 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 8/8 | #4 | 2394 | +73.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #76 | 1654 | -34.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 7/6 | #80 | 2461 | +58.7 |
Worst Elo result: Vimana City 1st International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament (-34.8 Elo, finished #76).
Rankings
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India
#1,906
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,558
in continent
World
#77,923
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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