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Murugan V
🇮🇳FIDE 35058541· Male· India· Born in 1981
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Murugan V, a 45-year-old Indian player, is rated 1574 — just 2 short of his peak of 1576 (Jun 2024, age 43). He is on a steady climb with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament, 2nd DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Below 1700 Chess Tournament 2026, and INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International RAPID FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated BLITZ Open Chess Tournament 2026) recently.
Current rating
1574
Standard
Rpd1503·Blz1534
All-time high
1576
−2 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 43
Jun 2024 · age 43
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#156,996
#156,996 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 45
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 44
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 44
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+368 Elo)
1208 → 1576
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1576
at age 43 · −2 from today
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 43
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated (Below 1700) Open Chess Tournament 2025perf 2394 (+884) · 6/6 · #134
Top opponent
Evolution
+77
1497 → 1574
Tournaments
8
72 games
Score
46.5/ 7264.6%
43W7D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsS.R. Sesha Giri Rao1,414·1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R6·-14.3
2.[L]vsMerwin M V1,470·1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R7·-12.9
3.[L]vsElankumaran R1,474·1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R3·-12.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/8 | #57 | 1640 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/6 | #173 | 2380 | +38.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/7 | #50 | 2407 | +65.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/4 | #236 | 2261 | -21.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #437 | 2247 | -39.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/6 | #134 | 2394 | +30.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/6 | #266 | 1987 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/3 | #283 | 2448 | +2.6 |
Worst Elo result: INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025 (-39.2 Elo, finished #437).
Rankings
/
India
#6,873
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#26,936
in continent
World
#156,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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