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Meiyazhagan, Kaviinayan
🇰🇷FIDE 366109475· Male· South Korea· Born in 2016
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Kaviinayan Meiyazhagan, a 10-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1998 — his current career high and ranked 17th among South Korean players. He is on a breakout run, having gained +99 Elo over the past 12 months. 141 rated games in the past year (≈96/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Olympiad Qualifier 2026 (Men), Via May Invitational (Masters), and Ecclesia Easter Chess Tournament 2026. Also played 4 rapid (including 1st Cheonan Int'l Youth Chess Festival - Rapid) and 5 blitz events (including Via December Blitz) recently. He reached South Korean #17 in Jun 2026.
At junior level, he reached World #22 in U10 and World #29 in U8.
Current rating
1998
Standard
Rpd1888·Blz1793
All-time high
1998
at best
Jun 2026 · age 10
Jun 2026 · age 10
Activity
94
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
132 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#17
#17 · South Korean players · of 660
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Peak South Korean rank: #17
at age 10 · rated 1998
Jun 2026
22nd U10 player worldwide
at age 10 · rated 1998
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1998
at age 10
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 10
Apr 2026
2025
6-month rising streak
+198 Elo
Jun 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 9
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+113
1885 → 1998
Tournaments
24
132 games
Score
85/ 13264.4%
71W28D33L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsDavganamdag Tugsbilguun1,948·9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Standard-U10·R5·+23.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #13 | 2178 | +39.3 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4.5/8 | #4 | 1902 | +8.6 |
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 1998 | +9.9 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2583 | +61.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/6 | #8 | 2630 | +38.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #19 | 1806 | -4.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 1900 | +43.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #16 | 1832 | +3.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #34 | 1037 | -30.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/7 | #31 | 1916 | +35.4 |
Worst Elo result: 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy (-100.4 Elo, finished #201).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJiwoo Lee
🇰🇷KOR·1996
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsSeojun Jang
🇰🇷KOR·1738
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsAndrey Kim
🇰🇷KOR·1798
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsYegeon Kim
🇰🇷KOR·1998
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsJoohwan Kwak
🇰🇷KOR·1801
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
South Korea
#17
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,462
in continent
World
#27,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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