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Varakunan, Cadiron
🇨🇦FIDE 2661365· Male· Canada· Born in 2009
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Cadiron Varakunan, a 17-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1838 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +82 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Reading Week Open - U2200, 2026 SCC & Chess4win Happy New Year Open O1900, and 2025 SCC Jack Frost. Also played 3 rapid events (including 2025 GTCL Cup (Team Rapid)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #52 and #54 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1838
Standard
Rpd1758·Blz1721
All-time high
1838
at best
Jun 2026 · age 17
Jun 2026 · age 17
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#64,871
#64,871 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1838
at age 17
Jun 2026
52nd Canadian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1834
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+83 Elo)
1751 → 1834
Mar 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Mar 2026
2024
54th Canadian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1762
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+82
1756 → 1838
Tournaments
8
30 games
Score
18.5/ 3061.7%
16W5D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #12 | 1752 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #29 | 1889 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #50 | 1931 | +20.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #17 | 2518 | +32.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #37 | 1499 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #17 | — | +36.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #32 | 1854 | -3.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/5 | #22 | 1880 | +16.4 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Canada
#513
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#7,309
in continent
World
#64,870
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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