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Kunka, Harshid

IM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 30922216· Male· United States of America· Born in 2009

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Harshid Kunka, a 17-year-old American International Master, is rated 2453 — just 19 short of his peak of 2472 (Aug 2025, age 16) and ranked 5th among American players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +67 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master, 2025 Cornerstone Holiday Norm Invitationals #1 - GM, and 2025 U.S. Masters. He reached American #56 in Oct 2025.

Awarded IM in 2024 (age 15) and FM in 2023 (age 14). Earned a GM norm at First Saturday 2025 July GM. At junior level, he reached World #23 in U18, World #17 in U16, World #8 in U14, World #26 in U12, World #39 in U10 and World #98 in U8.

Current rating

2453

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2472

−19 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 16

Activity

66

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#5

#5 · American players under 18 · of 476

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
23rd U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2472
Jan 2026
2025
Peak American rank: #56
at age 16 · rated 2472
Oct 2025
17th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2472
Aug 2025
Crossed 2400
at age 16
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2472
at age 16 · −19 from today
Aug 2025
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 16
Aug 2025

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Vezerkepzo GM July 2025
perf 2605 (+133) · 7/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Viktor MatviishenGM 2,542
2025 Fall CCC GM Norm Invitational (36) - A · Nov 2025 · +1.0 Elo
Evolution
+67
2386 → 2453
Tournaments
7
61 games
Score
37/ 6160.7%
25W24D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/7#592254-14.5
2025 Cornerstone Holiday Norm Invitationals #1 - GM
Round-Robin
Dec 20254.5/9#62438-4.4
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20255.5/9#502463+0.3
2025 Fall CCC GM Norm Invitational (36) - A
Round-Robin
Nov 20255.5/9#224620.0
Vezerkepzo GM Summer 2025
Round-Robin
Jul 20255/9#52435+12.4
Vezerkepzo GM July 2025
Round-Robin
Jul 20257/9#12605+50.2
First Saturday 2025 July GM
Round-Robin
Jul 20255.5/9#22477+23.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsRyo ChenIM
🇺🇸USA·2394
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsTanitoluwa AdewumiIM
🇺🇸USA·2473
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAndy WoodwardGM
🇺🇸USA·2635
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2024
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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United States of America
#61
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#118
in continent
World
#980
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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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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...
61🇺🇸Kunka, Harshid2,453
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
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118🇺🇸Kunka, Harshid2,453
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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10
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980🇺🇸Kunka, Harshid2,453