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Vanapalli, Vishnu
FM🇺🇸FIDE 30920523· Male· United States of America· Born in 2007
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Vishnu Vanapalli, a 19-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2316 and ranked 13th among American players under 20, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship, 2025 Charlotte Winter Classic - Championship, and CCC Tuesday Night Action 126. His peak of 2357 was reached at age 16 (Aug 2023).
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 15). Earned IM norms at 2021 US Masters Championship and 2023 Charlotte Norm Super Swiss. At junior level, he reached World #54 in U16, World #71 in U8 and #17, #17, #18, #44 and #13 nationally in U20, U18, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2316
Standard
Rpd2231·Blz2297
All-time high
2357
−41 pts below
Aug 2023 · age 16
Aug 2023 · age 16
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · American players under 20 · of 294
Career timeline
18 entries2026
17th American U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2329
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 18
Aug 2025
2024
17th American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2297
May 2024
6-month rising streak
+25 Elo
May 2024
2023
54th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2357
Aug 2023
All-time peak 2357
at age 16 · −43 from today
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Championsperf 2519 (+211) · 4.5/5 · #14
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
2292 → 2316
Tournaments
9
44 games
Score
27.5/ 4462.5%
20W15D9L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsAvi Harrison KaplanFM2,304·41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions·R6·+9.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2294 | -0.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2796 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/6 | #77 | 2223 | -14.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #14 | 2182 | -1.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #25 | 3056 | +8.2 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #7 | 2369 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #39 | 2289 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/5 | #14 | 2519 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2196 | -6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTianqi WangIM
🇺🇸USA·2363
+2 −10 =2
14 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsDonald JohnsonFM
🇺🇸USA·2286
+3 −4 =3
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsKrishna Kishore Rallabandi
🇺🇸USA·1990
+7 −0 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsDaniel Cremisi
🇺🇸USA·2193
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsJames A ChirilovFM
🇺🇸USA·2241
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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United States of America
#157
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#404
in continent
World
#3,587
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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