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Sethuraman, Sandeep

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FIDEFIDE 30941091· Male· United States of America· Born in 2007

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Sandeep Sethuraman, a 19-year-old American International Master, is rated 2416 — just 2 short of his peak of 2418 (Feb 2026, age 19) and ranked 7th among American players under 20, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 2 years. 36 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Atlantic City Open, 2026 Cornerstone New Year's Classic - Master, and 35th Annual North American Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. He took a 13-month break between Mar 2023 and May 2024. He reached American #69 in Feb 2025.

Awarded IM in 2023 (age 16) and FM in 2021 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #65 in U20, World #44 in U18, World #30 in U16, World #9 in U14, World #25 in U12 and #13 nationally in U10.

Current rating

2416

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2279

All-time high

2418

−2 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 19

Activity

30

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#7

#7 · American players under 20 · of 291

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
All-time peak 2418
at age 19 · −2 from today
Feb 2026
65th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2414
Jan 2026
2025
Peak American rank: #69
at age 18 · rated 2417
Feb 2025
44th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2417
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 2400
at age 17
Jun 2024
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 17
Jun 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Abhimanyu MishraGM 2,611
2025 US Junior Championship · Jul 2025 · +2.5 Elo
Evolution
-1
2417 → 2416
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
20.5/ 3656.9%
11W19D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsEvan ParkIM2,429·2025 US Junior Championship·R3·+5.2
2.[W]vsGunnar AndersenFM2,265·35th Annual North American Open·R7·+2.9
3.[W]vsNitesh CherukuriFM2,239·The Atlantic City Open·R7·+2.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEmilio CordovaGM2,489·35th Annual North American Open·R5·-4.0
2.[L]vsKirk GhazarianGM2,511·2025 US Junior Championship·R4·-3.7
3.[L]vsRobby KevlishviliGM2,518·The Atlantic City Open·R5·-3.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The Atlantic City Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/8#232387-1.6
2026 Cornerstone New Year's Classic - Master
Swiss
Jan 20260.5/1#292180-2.9
35th Annual North American Open
Open Swiss
Dec 20256/9#102457+6.6
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/9#972377-2.8
2025 US Junior Championship
Round-Robin
Jul 20253.5/9#82417-0.4

Rankings

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United States of America
#77
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#165
in continent
World
#1,412
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
United States of America
1
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3
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4
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5
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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
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2,653
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77🇺🇸Sethuraman, Sandeep2,416
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
165🇺🇸Sethuraman, Sandeep2,416
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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1412🇺🇸Sethuraman, Sandeep2,416