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Pillai, Natesh

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FIDEFIDE 30976570· Male· United States of America· Born in 1981

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Natesh Pillai, a 45-year-old American player, is rated 1637. He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Daniel Naroditsky Memorial New Year Open - BC, 2025 December BayAreaChess Real FIDE Championship - BC, and 7th Donaldson Tournament - 1600-1999. He took a 15-month break between Aug 2021 and Dec 2022. His peak of 1696 was reached at age 43 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1637

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1696

−59 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 43

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#133,061

#133,061 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 44
Jun 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+231 Elo)
1464 → 1695
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 43
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 43
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1696
at age 43 · −59 from today
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Vihaan Kumar 1,725
2026 Daniel Naroditsky Memorial New Year Open - BC · Jan 2026 · +12.5 Elo
Evolution
+35
1602 → 1637
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
10.5/ 2247.7%
9W3D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Daniel Naroditsky Memorial New Year Open - BC
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/3#72430+32.0
2025 December BayAreaChess Real FIDE Championship - BC
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/2#42407+0.2
7th Donaldson Tournament - 1600-1999
Swiss
Dec 20252.5/4#101660+7.0
60th American Open - Class A
Open Swiss
Nov 20251.5/4#491564-4.4
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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United States of America
#4,030
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#16,333
in continent
World
#133,054
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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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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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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10
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4030🇺🇸Pillai, Natesh1,637
Americas
1
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2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸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
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16333🇺🇸Pillai, Natesh1,637
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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8
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9
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2,753
9
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