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Kona, Vidip
CM🇺🇸FIDE 30990440· Male· United States of America· Born in 2013
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Vidip Kona, a 13-year-old American Candidate Master, is rated 2206 — his current career high and ranked 11th among American players under 14, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +183 Elo over the past 12 months. 122 rated games in the past year (≈64/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Harmon Memorial Chess Tournament - Gondor Open, 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master, and 2026 Washington State Championship. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 WA Class Carlsen Rapid Championship - Kasparov (1600 and over)) and 7 blitz events (including 2025 SPICE Cup Blitz Championship) recently.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #75 in U14, World #21 in U12 and World #12 in U10.
Current rating
2206
Standard
Rpd2068·Blz2352
All-time high
2206
at best
Jun 2026 · age 13
Jun 2026 · age 13
Activity
74
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
112 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#11
#11 · American players under 14 · of 606
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 13
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 13
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2206
at age 13
Jun 2026
75th U14 player worldwide
at age 13 · rated 2205
Feb 2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 13
Feb 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 13
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+170
2036 → 2206
Tournaments
18
114 games
Score
69.5/ 11461.0%
57W25D32L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 2361 | +81.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/4 | #7 | 2883 | +42.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #14 | 1893 | -49.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #48 | 2072 | -54.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 4/8 | #4 | 2156 | -20.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 2240 | +48.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #64 | 2266 | +86.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2074 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #8 | 2013 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/7 | #32 | 2146 | +27.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStephen WillyFM
🇺🇸USA·2281
+5 −9 =3
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsNikash VemparalaCM
🇺🇸USA·2242
+4 −1 =5
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsHarishkumar Karthikeyan
🇺🇸USA·1967
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRafael PalathingalCM
🇺🇸USA·2013
+6 −0 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAziz DegenbaevFM
🇰🇬KGZ·2320
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#281
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#861
in continent
World
#7,852
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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