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Vaidyanathan, Kannan

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FIDEFIDE 30987245· Male· United States of America· Born in 2013

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Kannan Vaidyanathan, a 13-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2298 — his current career high and ranked 3rd among American players under 14, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +163 Elo over the past 12 months. 110 rated games in the past year (≈96/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 6 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

2298

Standard

Rpd2204·Blz1902

All-time high

2298

at best
Apr 2026 · age 13

Activity

94

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

110 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#3

#3 · American players under 14 · of 585

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
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

Activity & highlights

Best result
SERBIA OPEN 2025 - MASTERS
perf 2243 (+160) · 5/9 · #62
Top opponent
vs Eduardas RozentalisGM 2,457
RUDAR L - IM ROUND ROBIN · Mar 2026 · +8.6 Elo
Evolution
+163
2135 → 2298
Tournaments
12
119 games
Score
56.5/ 11947.5%
35W51D33L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDragan B PopovicFM2,220·SERBIA OPEN 2025 - MASTERS·R9·+27.5
2.[W]vsIgor GlekGM2,423·Muenchner Normenturniere 2026 GM·R4·+26.9
3.[W]vsDmytro PeretsFM2,357·Int. Graz Open 2026 - A·R7·+25.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

12 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
RUDAR L - IM ROUND ROBIN
Round-Robin
Mar 20263.5/9#72198-17.5
Open Renome GM mix I swiss tournament
Open Swiss
Mar 20265/9#122317+22.3
IM II Round Robin
Round-Robin
Feb 20265/9#32295+42.3
Int. Graz Open 2026 - A
Open Swiss
Feb 20265.5/9#582363+98.4
ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above)
Open Swiss
Jan 20266.5/10#252105-69.0
Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000)
Open Swiss
Dec 20255.5/10#432124-73.9
SixDays Budapest September 2025 Swiss norm edition
Open Swiss
Sep 20253.5/9#492217-16.3
FE 27 Citta' di Trieste - A
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#512231+64.2
Budapest One Week 2025 August IM-B
Round-Robin
Aug 20253.5/9#82183+37.6
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 A-Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#362370+127.3
Worst Elo result: International Tournament "Paracin 2025" - OPEN A (-100.7 Elo, finished #67).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#174
out of 5,411 players
Americas
#467
in continent
World
#4,158
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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United States of America
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,732
6
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7
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2,704
8
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2,696
9
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10
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174🇺🇸Vaidyanathan, Kannan2,298
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
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2,704
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
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467🇺🇸Vaidyanathan, Kannan2,298
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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5
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6
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2,767
7
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10
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4158🇺🇸Vaidyanathan, Kannan2,298