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Lingineni, Khushal
CM🇦🇺FIDE 3259056· Male· Australia· Born in 2014
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Khushal Lingineni, a 12-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 2006 — just 15 short of his peak of 2021 (Mar 2026, age 12) and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide under 12. He is rising rapidly, having gained +239 Elo over the past 12 months. 91 rated games in the past year (≈67/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 MCC City of Melbourne Open Round 1, 2026 Box Hill Club Championship Division 2 Round 2, and 2026 Melbourne International Open - Amateurs. Also played 4 rapid (including 2026 Melbourne International Open - Rapid) and 7 blitz events (including 2026 MCC Blitz Championship) recently.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 12). At junior level, he reached #3, #5 and #3 nationally in U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2006
Standard
Rpd1991·Blz2137
All-time high
2021
−15 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 12
Mar 2026 · age 12
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
91 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#163 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,096
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 12
May 2026
3rd Australian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 2021
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 12
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2021
at age 12 · −15 from today
Mar 2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 12
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 11
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+196
1810 → 2006
Tournaments
25
93 games
Score
66/ 9371.0%
62W10D21L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJairo Andres Hernandez SanchezIM2,338·2026 Melbourne Chess Club Championship Rounds 1-4·R3·+34.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 1689 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2513 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #3 | 2035 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #12 | 1995 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2384 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #44 | 1968 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #19 | 2118 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #55 | 2435 | -26.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/2 | #25 | 2716 | +39.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #8 | 1966 | +3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRheyansh Reddy AnnapureddyFM
🇦🇺AUS·2212
+4 −7 =1
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsKai Jie SooFM
🇦🇺AUS·2248
+0 −8 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsRuben Nowak
🇦🇺AUS·1656
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAnh Kiet NguyenCM
🇦🇺AUS·1935
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsTony J DavisCM
🇦🇺AUS·1799
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#123
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,337
in continent
World
#26,560
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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