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Karthik Subramanya
🇮🇳FIDE 25788868· Male· India· Born in 1991
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Karthik Subramanya, a 35-year-old Indian player, is rated 1499 — just 18 short of his peak of 1517 (May 2026, age 35). He is on a steady climb with +57 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Below 1700 Chess Tournament 2026, INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025, and First Move International Below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including CHESS KLUB All India FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2018–2019) and 20 months (2022–2024).
Current rating
1499
Standard
Rpd1500·Blz1441
All-time high
1517
−18 pts below
May 2026 · age 35
May 2026 · age 35
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#186,134
#186,134 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1517
at age 35 · −18 from today
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 35
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+367 Elo)
1083 → 1450
Oct 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 33
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 33
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800perf 1983 (+521) · 5.5/6 · #145
Top opponent
Evolution
+57
1442 → 1499
Tournaments
5
45 games
Score
26.5/ 4558.9%
19W15D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPidugu Sanjay Sahul1,696·2nd DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Below 1700 Chess Tournament 2026·R2·+14.8
2.[W]vsShubham Goyal1,584·RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800·R7·+13.4
3.[W]vsSajin K1,533·RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800·R5·+12.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBhumi Punith Reddy1,430·1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R6·-12.0
2.[L]vsTheeraj Kumar1,452·1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R8·-11.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/8 | #108 | 1523 | -18.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/6 | #78 | 1982 | +28.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/7 | #159 | 1850 | +25.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/2 | #240 | 2477 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/6 | #145 | 1983 | +19.8 |
Worst Elo result: 1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament (-18.2 Elo, finished #108).
Rankings
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India
#11,346
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#37,621
in continent
World
#186,075
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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