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Narayanan, Samrug
IM🇺🇸FIDE 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
Aug 2025 · age 21
Activity
95
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
100 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#69 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
22 entries2025
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+15
2418 → 2433
Tournaments
12
89 games
Score
55.5/ 8962.4%
40W31D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 2142 | -10.9 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #20 | 2493 | +7.7 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/4 | #5 | 2346 | -1.7 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #4 | 2476 | +6.3 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #36 | 2463 | +3.7 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #95 | 2322 | -12.1 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #8 | 2405 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #45 | 2428 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #51 | 2454 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #47 | 2344 | -13.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrew Titus
🇺🇸USA·2239
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsTimothy Radermacher
🇺🇸USA·1966
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsEmilio CordovaGM
🇵🇪PER·2502
+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
#69
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#144
in continent
World
#1,190
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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