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Rajendran, Kartikeyan
🇲🇾FIDE 35820594· Male· Malaysia· Born in 2012
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Kartikeyan Rajendran, a 14-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1921 — his current career high and ranked 3rd among Malaysian players under 14. He is on a breakout run, having gained +169 Elo over the past 12 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include GP Circuit 2026 Monthly Event - April, MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (OPEN), and 10th Johor Chess Open 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including 12th Johor Open Rapid Dec 2025) and 3 blitz events (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Open Event) recently. He reached Malaysian #71 in Dec 2025.
At junior level, he reached #3, #1 and #2 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1921
Standard
Rpd1940·Blz1941
All-time high
1921
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Malaysian players under 14 · of 229
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1921
at age 14
May 2026
3rd Malaysian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1892
Jan 2026
2025
Peak Malaysian rank: #71
at age 13 · rated 1912
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 13
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+338 Elo)
1423 → 1761
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+169
1752 → 1921
Tournaments
7
50 games
Score
28/ 5056.0%
21W14D15L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsMuhammad Zulfaqar Bin Abu Bakar Julmiri1,980·MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (OPEN)·R7·+23.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 1989 | +36.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #19 | 1934 | +43.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #34 | 1813 | -52.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #43 | 1892 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #38 | 2039 | +86.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/4 | #4 | 2043 | +52.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/3 | #97 | 2445 | +23.2 |
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#72
out of 2,185 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,114
in continent
World
#43,080
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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