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Kola, Venkat Karthikeya Reddy

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FIDEFIDE 2643278· Male· Canada· Born in 2015

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Venkat Karthikeya Reddy Kola, a 11-year-old Canadian Candidate Master, is rated 2143 — his current career high and ranked 51st among players worldwide under 12, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +161 Elo over the past 12 months. 94 rated games in the past year (≈82/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 1st Punzalan Law Open Chess Tournament- Open Section, 2026 Canadian Closed, and 2026 SCC & Chess4win Happy New Year Open O1900. Also played 2 rapid (including 2026 Toronto Rapid Chess Championship Crown) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 North American Youth Blitz) recently. He reached Canadian #90 in May 2026.

Awarded CM in 2025 (age 10). At junior level, he reached World #59 in U12, World #16 in U10 and World #39 in U8.

Current rating

2143

Standard

Rpd1932·Blz1926

All-time high

2143

at best
Jun 2026 · age 11

Activity

79

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

88 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#51

#51 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,529

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
All-time peak 2143
at age 11
Jun 2026
Peak Canadian rank: #90
at age 11 · rated 2127
May 2026
59th U12 player worldwide
at age 11 · rated 2127
May 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 11
May 2026
2025
16th U10 player worldwide
at age 10 · rated 2060
Nov 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 10
Nov 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 1st Punzalan Law Open Chess Tournament- Open Section
perf 2381 (+254) · 4.5/5 · #1
Top opponent
vs Emanuel KotIM 2,330
2026 Canadian Closed · Apr 2026 · +10.5 Elo
Evolution
+201
1942 → 2143
Tournaments
11
76 games
Score
51/ 7667.1%
41W20D15L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTitan Dunahee1,805·2026 Canadian Closed·R6·-34.6
2.[L]vsLukas W LeBakkenCM1,868·2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Open U10·R9·-26.4
3.[L]vsZeming YinCM1,882·2025 Royal City Masters U2200·R1·-25.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Ontario Open Crown
Swiss
May 20263/6#232193+16.4
2026 1st Punzalan Law Open Chess Tournament- Open Section
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/5#12381+62.8
2026 Canadian Closed
Swiss
Apr 20265/9#292067+1.2
2026 SCC & Chess4win Happy New Year Open O1900
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/6#91993-14.8
2025 SCC Jack Frost
Swiss
Dec 20254.5/5#12125+17.6
2025 Silent Storm Chess Thanksgiving Open
Swiss
Oct 20253.5/6#92071+28.0
2025 SCC Howard Ridout Swiss
Open Swiss
Sep 20256/6#1—+49.2
2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Open U10
Open Swiss
Aug 20257/8#32093+11.6
2025 Royal City Masters U2200
Open Swiss
Aug 20256.5/9#32011+38.8
2025 Canadian Open - Open Section
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/9#331897-22.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 Canadian Open - Open Section (-22.8 Elo, finished #33).

Most-Played Opponents

vsJulian Pan
🇨🇦CAN·1832
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAdithya Sekaran
🇨🇦CAN·1765
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNathan Zian Wang
🇨🇦CAN·2065
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings

/
Canada
#88
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#1,249
in continent
World
#11,792
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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6
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8
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9
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10
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88🇨🇦Kola, Venkat Karthikeya Reddy2,143
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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6
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7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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1249🇨🇦Kola, Venkat Karthikeya Reddy2,143
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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7
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8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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11792🇨🇦Kola, Venkat Karthikeya Reddy2,143