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Sivakumar, Shaaketh
FM🇺🇸FIDE 30940176· Male· United States of America· Born in 2008
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Shaaketh Sivakumar, a 18-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2292 and ranked 18th among American players under 18, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 17 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master, 2025 Cornerstone Holiday Norm Invitationals #2 - IM B, and 2025 Cornerstone Holiday Norm Invitationals #1 - IM B. Also played 1 rapid (including XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 Rapido - U 18 Absoluto) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 Cornerstone New Year's Classic - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2393 was reached at age 16 (Feb 2024, American #93 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 14). Earned a IM norm at 2023 1000GM Winter IM Norm 2024 #2. At junior level, he reached World #35 in U16, World #23 in U14 and #19, #25 and #22 nationally in U18, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2292
Standard
Rpd2259·Blz2282
All-time high
2393
−101 pts below
Feb 2024 · age 16
Feb 2024 · age 16
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · American players under 18 · of 479
Career timeline
17 entries2025
19th American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2288
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 16
Oct 2024
Peak American rank: #93
at age 16 · rated 2393
Feb 2024
35th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2393
Feb 2024
All-time peak 2393
at age 16 · −101 from today
Feb 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+330 Elo)
2007 → 2337
Apr 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
2279 → 2292
Tournaments
5
45 games
Score
27/ 4560.0%
20W14D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLeonel Figueredo LosadaIM2,298·2025 Cornerstone Holiday Norm Invitationals #1 - IM B·R5·+10.3
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsNarayan VenkateshFM2,185·XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 18 Absoluto·R3·-12.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #31 | 2293 | +4.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #5 | 2249 | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #3 | 2354 | +23.4 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #8 | 2204 | -19.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2283 | +3.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid ArenasGM
🇨🇴COL·2339
+1 −1 =7
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsEvan Ai
🇺🇸USA·2179
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsShaashwath SivakumarFM
🇺🇸USA·2194
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsGoran Pavlovic
🇷🇸SRB·2327
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsGabor NagyGM
🇭🇺HUN·2428
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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United States of America
#179
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#483
in continent
World
#4,364
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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