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Muthukumar, Mukesh
🇮🇳FIDE 366194743· Male· India· Born in 2010
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Mukesh Muthukumar, a 16-year-old Indian player, is rated 1961 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players under 16. He is climbing fast, having gained +181 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TAMILNADU STATE U-17 OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026, The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament, and STAR CHESS FOUNDATION 2nd INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT.
At junior level, he reached #40, #67, #30 and #11 nationally in U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1961
Standard
Rpd1710·Blz1644
All-time high
1961
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
81
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#116 · Indian players under 16 · of 3,157
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1961
at age 16
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Dec 2025
500 career games
at age 15
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+384 Elo)
1495 → 1879
Sep 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Mar 2024
40th Indian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1774
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Tiruvarur 1st FIDE Rating International Open Chess Tournament 2025perf 2393 (+627) · 6.5/6 · #5
Top opponent
Evolution
+287
1674 → 1961
Tournaments
7
53 games
Score
37.5/ 5370.8%
31W13D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAthiyan Senthil Kumar1,870·Vimana City 1st International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R4·+26.6
2.[W]vsKishore Prajith2,005·The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament·R8·+24.9
3.[W]vsAdvait Ratnakar Vibhute1,801·Vimana City 1st International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R6·+22.9
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsMokshith Pasupulety1,790·Vimana City 1st International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R9·-17.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #8 | 2003 | +44.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/7 | #25 | 2294 | +110.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #19 | 1845 | +42.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/6 | #5 | 2393 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #147 | 1903 | +48.8 |
Worst Elo result: Tamil Nadu State Sub Junior (U-15) Chess Championships 2025 (-28.4 Elo, finished #178).
Rankings
/
India
#862
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,183
in continent
World
#34,439
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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