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Kavin Vijayakumar
🇮🇳FIDE 33345791· Male· India· Born in 2010
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Kavin Vijayakumar, a 16-year-old Indian player, is rated 2244 — his current career high and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players under 16, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +226 Elo over the past 12 months. 83 rated games in the past year (≈98/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above). Also played 4 rapid (including 3rd Checkmate All India open FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament) and 3 blitz events (including V Blitz Chess Menorca 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #21, #24 and #53 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2244
Standard
Rpd1879·Blz1958
All-time high
2244
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
102
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#21 · Indian players under 16 · of 3,157
Career timeline
12 entries2026
21st Indian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2244
May 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 16
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
May 2026
All-time peak 2244
at age 16
May 2026
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Jun 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above)perf 2213 (+165) · 6.5/10 · #21
Top opponent
Evolution
+142
2102 → 2244
Tournaments
7
65 games
Score
33.5/ 6551.5%
22W23D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #202 | 2312 | +102.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #229 | 2256 | +94.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/10 | #21 | 2213 | +60.3 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/10 | #94 | 1982 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/10 | #101 | 1952 | -17.9 |
Worst Elo result: 23rd ASEAN AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (U18_U20 Open) (-94.4 Elo, finished #22).
Rankings
/
India
#269
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,064
in continent
World
#6,077
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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