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Samanth Nataraj Naidu
🇮🇳FIDE 33417555· Male· India· Born in 2013
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Samanth Nataraj Naidu, a 13-year-old Indian player, is rated 1856 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players under 14. He is on a breakout run, having gained +121 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2000), 14th NATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP-2025 Category U13 Open, and Golden Aura Karnataka State Amateur Chess Championship. Also played 6 rapid events (including Festival Caissa - Sceptre Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament) recently.
At junior level, he reached #33 and #97 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1856
Standard
Rpd1789·Blz1576
All-time high
1856
at best
Jun 2026 · age 13
Jun 2026 · age 13
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#155 · Indian players under 14 · of 3,809
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1856
at age 13
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 13
Apr 2026
2025
33rd Indian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1840
Apr 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 12
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+545 Elo)
1173 → 1718
Jan 2025
100 career games
at age 12
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+120
1736 → 1856
Tournaments
7
62 games
Score
44/ 6271.0%
36W16D10L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsIshaan Bhansali1,973·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2000)·R1·+28.9
3.[W]vsNirvaan Nirav Shah1,857·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2000)·R5·+22.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/8 | #30 | 2026 | +33.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/8 | #11 | 1820 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #66 | 1868 | +57.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #12 | 1690 | -30.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/3 | #153 | 2299 | +21.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/10 | #137 | 1842 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/8 | #5 | 1877 | +2.0 |
Worst Elo result: 14th NATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP-2025 Category U13 Open (-30.4 Elo, finished #12).
Rankings
/
India
#1,409
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,110
in continent
World
#59,747
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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