What is Sowthish Kumar K's FIDE rating?

Sowthish Kumar K's current standard FIDE rating is 1770.

What is Sowthish Kumar K's rapid rating?

Sowthish Kumar K's current FIDE rapid rating is 1752.

What is Sowthish Kumar K's blitz rating?

Sowthish Kumar K's current FIDE blitz rating is 1782.

What is Sowthish Kumar K's world ranking?

Sowthish Kumar K is currently ranked #85,724 in the world (standard rating).

What is Sowthish Kumar K's ranking in India?

Sowthish Kumar K is currently ranked #2169 in India.

What is Sowthish Kumar K's continental ranking?

Sowthish Kumar K is currently ranked #10,727 in their continent.

What is Sowthish Kumar K's ranking in the U18 category?

Sowthish Kumar K is ranked #269 in India in the U18 age group.

What is Sowthish Kumar K's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Sowthish Kumar K's all-time peak standard rating is 1770.

When did Sowthish Kumar K receive their first FIDE rating?

Sowthish Kumar K first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2021.

Which federation does Sowthish Kumar K represent?

Sowthish Kumar K represents India (IND).

How old is Sowthish Kumar K?

Sowthish Kumar K was born in 2009 and is 17 years old.

When did Sowthish Kumar K reach their peak rating?

Sowthish Kumar K reached their peak standard rating of 1770 in 2026, at age 17.

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Sowthish Kumar K

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FIDE 25936034· Male· India· Born in 2009

Sowthish Kumar K, a 17-year-old Indian player, is rated 1770 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +262 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800), Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000), and 3rd Khannur Below 1800 FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament. Also played 4 rapid (including NALLU Memorial 3rd International Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2024) and 1 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2021 and Sep 2022.

Current rating

1770

Standard

Rpd1752·Blz1782

All-time high

1770

at best
May 2026 · age 17

Activity

43

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#85,725

#85,725 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries

2026

All-time peak 1770

at age 17

May 2026

Re-crossed 1600

at age 17

Jan 2026

Re-crossed 1500

at age 17

Jan 2026

2025

Re-crossed 1500

at age 16

Oct 2025

Re-crossed 1500

at age 16

Jan 2025

2024

Best 12-month gain (+477 Elo)

1151 → 1628

Nov 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result

3rd Khannur Below 1800 FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament

perf 2011 (+255) · 7/8 · #37

Top opponent

vs Nishanth Dsouza 1,776

3rd Khannur Below 1800 FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament · Dec 2025 · +1.2 Elo

Evolution

+263

1507 → 1770

Tournaments

4

30 games

Score

19/ 3063.3%

16W6D8L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsRathees Rooban R1,744·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000)·R8·+19.3

2.[W]vsGurrapu Vidhyadhan1,724·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)·R4·+17.4

3.[W]vsLeah R Joseph1,710·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000)·R5·+17.4

Top 3 losses

1.[L]vsNarayan Swain1,578·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)·R7·-30.0

2.[L]vsRitheesh R1,583·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)·R9·-29.8

3.[L]vsRaoB Mallikarjuna1,621·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)·R3·-28.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800) Open Swiss	Dec 2025	4.5/7	#628	1722	+8.8	▸
Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000) Open Swiss	Dec 2025	5.5/8	#271	1858	+114.4	▸
3rd Khannur Below 1800 FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament Open Swiss	Dec 2025	7/8	#37	2011	+156.4	▸
Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated (Below 1700) Open Chess Tournament 2025 Open Swiss	Nov 2025	2/1	#523	2390	-15.2	▸

Worst Elo result: Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated (Below 1700) Open Chess Tournament 2025 (-15.2 Elo, finished #523).

Rankings

/

India

#2,169

out of 26,549 players

Asia-Pacific

#10,727

in continent

World

#85,724

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

India

1	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,751
2	🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan	2,739
3	🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R	2,733
4	🇮🇳Gukesh D	2,732
5	🇮🇳Nihal Sarin	2,723
6	🇮🇳Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi	2,708
7	🇮🇳Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.	2,692
8	🇮🇳Harikrishna, Pentala	2,676
9	🇮🇳Pranav, V	2,657
10	🇮🇳Karthikeyan, Murali	2,648
...
2169	🇮🇳Sowthish Kumar K	1,770

Asia-Pacific

1	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,780
2	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,776
3	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
4	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,751
5	🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan	2,739
6	🇨🇳Ding, Liren	2,738
7	🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R	2,733
8	🇮🇳Gukesh D	2,732
9	🇻🇳Le, Quang Liem	2,731
10	🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, Ian	2,729
...
10727	🇮🇳Sowthish Kumar K	1,770

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,840
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
3	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,788
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,780
5	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,776
6	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,767
7	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,759
7	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,759
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
10	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
85724	🇮🇳Sowthish Kumar K	1,770