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Narayanan, Samrug

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FIDEFIDE 30914051· Male· United States of America· Born in 2004

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Samrug Narayanan, a 22-year-old American International Master, is rated 2433 — just 20 short of his peak of 2453 (Aug 2025, age 21) and sitting in the top 1% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 9 months. 109 rated games in the past year (≈77/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Stenberg Cup - Premier Section, 2026 Saint Louis Masters, and 133rd Minnesota Open - Premier Section. Also played 1 blitz event (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open) recently. He reached American #63 in Feb 2025.

Awarded IM in 2024 (age 20), FM in 2021 (age 17), and CM in 2018 (age 14). Earned a GM norm at 2025 NY Marshall Summer Six Day - GM A. At junior level, he reached World #72 in U20, World #72 in U18 and #18, #13 and #33 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2433

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2317

All-time high

2453

−20 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 21

Activity

95

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

109 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

Top 1%

#70 · American players · of 4,932

Career timeline

22 entries
2025
All-time peak 2453
at age 21 · −20 from today
Aug 2025
Peak American rank: #63
at age 21 · rated 2433
Feb 2025
2024
IM title awardedIM
at age 20 · 2024 4th FIDE Council
Nov 2024
72nd U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2415
Oct 2024
Crossed 2400
at age 20
Oct 2024
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 20
Oct 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 NY Marshall Summer Six Day - GM A
perf 2607 (+154) · 6.5/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Semen KhaninGM 2,595
53rd Annual World Open · Jul 2025 · +6.9 Elo
Evolution
-13
2446 → 2433
Tournaments
14
100 games
Score
60.5/ 10060.5%
44W33D23L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSemen KhaninGM2,595·53rd Annual World Open·R8·+6.9
2.[W]vsHarsha BharathakotiGM2,538·2026 Saint Louis Masters·R9·+6.5
3.[W]vsMark HeimannGM2,511·2026 Saint Louis Masters·R8·+6.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsCharles Hua2,054·2026 Stenberg Cup - Premier Section·R2·-9.0
2.[L]vsTea GueciWIM2,138·2026 Saint Louis Masters·R2·-8.5
3.[L]vsOmid KhalediFM2,239·2025 National Open·R6·-7.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

14 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Stenberg Cup - Premier Section
Round-Robin
Mar 20263.5/5#22142-10.9
2026 Saint Louis Masters
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/9#202493+7.7
133rd Minnesota Open - Premier Section
Swiss
Feb 20263.5/4#52346-1.7
2026 NY Marshall Winter Invitational - Six Day GM A
Round-Robin
Jan 20265/9#42476+6.3
2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/5#362463+3.7
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/9#952322-12.1
2025 South Dakota Governor's Cup
Open Swiss
Sep 20252.5/3#82405+2.6
1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Masters
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#452428-2.6
31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Masters
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#512454+0.6
Almaty Region Open - Qonaev CUP 2025 (MASTERS)
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/9#472344-13.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 National Open (-16.0 Elo, finished #41).

Most-Played Opponents

vsAndrew Titus
🇺🇸USA·2239
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsTimothy Radermacher
🇺🇸USA·2001
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsEmilio CordovaGM
🇵🇪PER·2491
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsEugene YanaytFM
🇺🇸USA·2125
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsAndrew TangGM
🇺🇸USA·2551
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met May 2019
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Rankings

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United States of America
#70
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#145
in continent
World
#1,198
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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10
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1
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2,792
2
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2,754
4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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