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Venkatesh, Narayan
FM🇺🇸FIDE 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
Dec 2025 · age 15
Activity
89
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#14
#14 · American players under 16 · of 578
Career timeline
14 entries2026
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
Best result
XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 18 Absolutoperf 2317 (+95) · 6/9 · #15
Top opponent
Evolution
+89
2185 → 2274
Tournaments
11
83 games
Score
50.5/ 8360.8%
40W21D22L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsShaaketh SivakumarFM2,279·XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 18 Absoluto·R3·+23.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #5 | 2287 | +14.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2220 | -29.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #5 | 2260 | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #3 | 2365 | +74.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #12 | 2226 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #32 | 2108 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/6 | #26 | 1939 | -67.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #15 | 2317 | +71.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #38 | 2266 | +41.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #41 | 2127 | -8.4 |
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
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