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Venkatesh, Narayan

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FIDEFIDE 30987881· Male· United States of America· Born in 2010

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Narayan Venkatesh, a 16-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2274 — just 14 short of his peak of 2288 (Dec 2025, age 15) and ranked 14th among American players under 16, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +106 Elo over the past 12 months. 83 rated games in the past year (≈79/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NY Marshall Presidents' Day Invitational - IM A, 2025 Cornerstone Holiday Norm Invitationals #2 - IM A, and Torneo North American Junior Chess Championship U20 Abs. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 North American Youth Blitz) recently.

Awarded FM in 2025 (age 15) and CM in 2024 (age 14). At junior level, he reached #14, #16 and #23 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2274

Standard

Rpd1916·Blz1979

All-time high

2288

14 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 15

Activity

89

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#14

#14 · American players under 16 · of 578

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
14th American U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2288
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 2288
at age 15 · −14 from today
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 15
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 15
Mar 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 15
Jan 2025
2024
16th American U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2214
Dec 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Evolution
+89
21852274
Tournaments
11
83 games
Score
50.5/ 8360.8%
40W21D22L

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Round-Robin
Feb 20265/9#52287+14.8
Round-Robin
Dec 20254.5/9#62220-29.2
Open Swiss
Dec 20256/9#522600.0
Round-Robin
Nov 20256/9#32365+74.4
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/5#122226+10.4
Open Swiss
Sep 20251.5/3#322108-18.4
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/6#261939-67.6
Open Swiss
Jul 20256/9#152317+71.2
Open Swiss
Jul 20255.5/9#382266+41.0
Open Swiss
Jun 20255/9#412127-8.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Open U16 (-67.6 Elo, finished #26).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#201
out of 5,411 players
Americas
#548
in continent
World
#4,931
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
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2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
201🇺🇸Venkatesh, Narayan2,274
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
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
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.
2,704
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
...
548🇺🇸Venkatesh, Narayan2,274
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
4931🇺🇸Venkatesh, Narayan2,274