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Manika, Kesavan
🇮🇳FIDE 35034871· Male· India· Born in 2001
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Kesavan Manika, a 25-year-old Indian player, is rated 1760 — just 3 short of his peak of 1763 (May 2026, age 25). He is rising rapidly, having gained +101 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament, Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026, and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800). Also played 1 blitz event (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated BLITZ Open Chess Tournament 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2018–2019), 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
1760
Standard
Rpd1625·Blz1618
All-time high
1763
−3 pts below
May 2026 · age 25
May 2026 · age 25
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#89,176
#89,176 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1763
at age 25 · −3 from today
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+219 Elo)
1464 → 1683
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 23
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1472 → returned at 1690
Jun 2023
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1464 → returned at 1461
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
SRM 2nd International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament 2026perf 2474 (+714) · 5/5 · #154
Top opponent
Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026 · Apr 2026 · +6.4 Elo
Evolution
+79
1681 → 1760
Tournaments
6
53 games
Score
37/ 5369.8%
32W10D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsN. P. Francis1,492·United Educational Institutions and Coimbatore District Chess Association 2nd International Fide rating below 1800 chess tournament 2025·R2·-14.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/8 | #5 | 1923 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/5 | #154 | 2474 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 8/9 | #1 | 1934 | +47.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/7 | #134 | 2212 | +50.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/8 | #257 | 1813 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #53 | 1539 | -31.4 |
Worst Elo result: United Educational Institutions and Coimbatore District Chess Association 2nd International Fide rating below 1800 chess tournament 2025 (-31.4 Elo, finished #53).
Rankings
/
India
#2,337
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,263
in continent
World
#89,174
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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