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Daakshin Arun
FM🇮🇳FIDE 366195016· Male· India· Born in 2009
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Daakshin Arun, a 17-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2308 and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players under 18, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈81/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, 43rd Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai, and Rilton Cup 2025-2026. Also played 9 rapid (including 7th SHAASTRA Rapid FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2026) and 1 blitz events (including XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Blitz 2) recently. His peak of 2427 was reached at age 14 (Sep 2023, Indian #82 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 14) and CM in 2021 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #75 in U16, World #7 in U14, World #13 in U12, World #100 in U10 and #19 and #67 nationally in U18 and U8.
Current rating
2308
Standard
Rpd2054·Blz2032
All-time high
2427
−119 pts below
Sep 2023 · age 14
Sep 2023 · age 14
Activity
84
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#25 · Indian players under 18 · of 1,313
Career timeline
20 entries2026
19th Indian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2326
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 17
Jan 2026
2024
75th U16 player worldwide
at age 15 · rated 2309
Jan 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 14
Oct 2023
Peak Indian rank: #82
at age 14 · rated 2427
Sep 2023
7th U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2427
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+34
2274 → 2308
Tournaments
5
46 games
Score
27/ 4658.7%
16W22D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsSemetei Tologon teginIM2,322·43rd Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai·R5·-5.1
3.[L]vsAlexei FedorovGM2,377·43rd Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai·R3·-4.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #130 | 2137 | -18.1 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2233 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #27 | 2519 | +29.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/10 | #29 | 2373 | +16.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #15 | 2362 | +14.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHarshad SIM
🇮🇳IND·2386
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsHarsh SureshIM
🇮🇳IND·2435
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsDaaevik WadhawanIM
🇮🇳IND·2356
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsMukund Hemant AgarwalFM
🇮🇳IND·2233
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPraveen K B
🇮🇳IND·2123
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
India
#199
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#736
in continent
World
#3,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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