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Vaidyanathan, Kannan
FM🇺🇸FIDE 30987245· Male· United States of America· Born in 2013
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Kannan Vaidyanathan, a 13-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2377 and ranked 3rd among American players under 14, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +163 Elo over the past 12 months. 110 rated games in the past year (≈98/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include RUDAR L - IM ROUND ROBIN, Open Renome GM mix I swiss tournament, and IM II Round Robin. Also played 5 rapid (including SERBIA OPEN 2025 - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including Odisha Open FIDE Rated Blitz Chess Tournament) recently.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 12) and CM in 2025 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #34 in U14, World #10 in U12 and World #21 in U10.
Current rating
2377
Standard
Rpd2204·Blz1902
All-time high
2377
at best
Jun 2026 · age 13
Jun 2026 · age 13
Activity
100
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
128 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · American players under 14 · of 606
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 2298
at age 13
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 13
Mar 2026
34th U14 player worldwide
at age 13 · rated 2296
Jan 2026
2025
10th U12 player worldwide
at age 12 · rated 2296
Dec 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 12
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 12
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+242
2135 → 2377
Tournaments
13
119 games
Score
62/ 11952.1%
36W52D31L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2412 | +51.7 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4/9 | #7 | 2361 | +27.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3.5/9 | #7 | 2198 | -17.5 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #12 | 2317 | +22.3 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #3 | 2295 | +42.3 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #58 | 2363 | +98.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/10 | #25 | 2105 | -69.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/10 | #43 | 2124 | -73.9 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/9 | #49 | 2217 | -16.3 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #51 | 2231 | +64.2 |
Worst Elo result: Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000) (-73.9 Elo, finished #43).
Rankings
/
United States of America
#103
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#237
in continent
World
#2,091
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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