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Murugappan N
🇮🇳FIDE 35012274· Male· India· Born in 1997
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Murugappan N, a 29-year-old Indian player, is rated 1573 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: STAR CHESS FOUNDATION 3rd INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED BELOW 1700 CHESS TOURNAMENT and Japan Open 2025(Challenger Category). Also played 1 rapid event (including 21st Chiba Chess Festa in Kashiwa inter) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 27 months (2013–2015) and 69 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1573
Standard
Rpd1568·Blz—
All-time high
1573
at best
May 2026 · age 29
May 2026 · age 29
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#157,369
#157,369 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1573
at age 29
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 28
Oct 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 27
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 27
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 69 months
paused at 1212 → returned at 1525
Aug 2018
2016
Best 12-month gain (+84 Elo)
1230 → 1314
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+23
1550 → 1573
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
10W1D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/8 | #42 | 1750 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/7 | #96 | 1805 | +6.0 |
Rankings
/
India
#6,919
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#27,064
in continent
World
#157,353
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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