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Vihaan Karthikeya N

CM🇮🇳

FIDEFIDE 25950673· Male· India· Born in 2010

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Vihaan Karthikeya N, a 16-year-old Indian Candidate Master, is rated 2252 — just 21 short of his peak of 2273 (Dec 2025, age 15) and ranked 20th among Indian players under 16, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +81 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈78/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rilton Cup 2025-2026, Chess Festival tournament GM2, and Chess Festival tournament IM1. Also played 3 rapid (including 1. MEMORIJALNI TURNIR MILORAD ZECEVIC) and 4 blitz events (including JSCA Rilton Blitz 2026) recently.

Awarded CM in 2025 (age 15). At junior level, he reached #20, #41 and #28 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2252

Standard

Rpd2122·Blz2216

All-time high

2273

−21 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 15

Activity

89

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#20

#20 · Indian players under 16 · of 3,023

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
500 career games
at age 16
Feb 2026
20th Indian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2240
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2200
at age 15
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2273
at age 15 · −21 from today
Dec 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 15
Jun 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 15
May 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
International Palic open 14-16. november 2025
perf 2355 (+82) · 4.5/5 · #1
Top opponent
vs Kaido KulaotsGM 2,482
Rilton Cup 2025-2026 · Dec 2025 · +31.6 Elo
Evolution
+73
2179 → 2252
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
23.5/ 4256.0%
21W5D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKaido KulaotsGM2,482·Rilton Cup 2025-2026·R9·+31.6
2.[W]vsBorko LajthajmGM2,318·Chess Festival tournament GM2·R7·+24.4
3.[W]vsRao SharanIM2,348·FM RR SahArt SUBOTICA 9-14.nov2025·R2·+24.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAli Zuqanov1,978·FM RR SahArt SUBOTICA 9-14.nov2025·R9·-33.8
2.[L]vsArpad KecskemetiFM2,002·FM RR SahArt SUBOTICA 9-14.nov2025·R1·-33.1
3.[L]vsRaphael GutFM2,140·Rilton Cup 2025-2026·R5·-26.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Rilton Cup 2025-2026
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/9#562301+12.4
Chess Festival tournament GM2
Round-Robin
Dec 20252/8#92210-26.8
Chess Festival tournament IM1
Round-Robin
Nov 20253.5/9#82171-6.0
Druga liga Srbije - grupa Vojvodina 2025
Team
Nov 20252.5/3#702443+37.6
International Palic open 14-16. november 2025
Swiss
Nov 20254.5/5#12355+29.6
FM RR SahArt SUBOTICA 9-14.nov2025
Round-Robin
Nov 20256/8#32223+26.8
Worst Elo result: Chess Festival tournament GM2 (-26.8 Elo, finished #9).

Rankings

/
India
#249
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,007
in continent
World
#5,760
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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8
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Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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3
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5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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8
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2,733
9
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10
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World
1
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2
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