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Karthik Gopal G
🇮🇳FIDE 35031686· Male· India· Born in 1995
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Karthik Gopal G, a 31-year-old Indian player, is rated 1848 — just 21 short of his peak of 1869 (Oct 2013, age 18). He is progressing steadily with +48 Elo over the past 12 months. 98 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above), Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000), and 1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Cat-B). Also played 2 rapid (including 1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Rapid)) and 1 blitz events (including 1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Blitz)) recently. He took a 65-month break between Jul 2019 and Jan 2025 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #69 and #78 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1848
Standard
Rpd1838·Blz1838
All-time high
1869
−21 pts below
Oct 2013 · age 18
Oct 2013 · age 18
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
98 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#62,017
#62,017 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 30
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 29
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 65 months
paused at 1774 → returned at 1848
Jul 2019
2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 22
Nov 2017
2015
69th Indian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1845
Dec 2015
100 career games
at age 20
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+61
1787 → 1848
Tournaments
10
93 games
Score
52.5/ 9356.5%
47W11D35L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsNaga Sai Sarthak Karanam2,015·DANNE's ALL INDIA FIDE RATED OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026·R7·+14.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #43 | 1867 | +14.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/8 | #27 | 1916 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/8 | #81 | 2058 | +24.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/10 | #201 | 1739 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #189 | 1721 | -22.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #13 | 1925 | +28.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #52 | 1933 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/11 | #164 | 2017 | +64.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #131 | 1753 | -25.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/9 | #179 | 1758 | -17.2 |
Worst Elo result: SHRI DHANPAT RAI SACHDEVA MEMORIAL OPEN INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT (-25.4 Elo, finished #131).
Rankings
/
India
#1,468
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,405
in continent
World
#62,016
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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