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Palani, Mohnishkirupaa

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FIDEFIDE 39907384· Male· United States of America· Born in 2009

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Mohnishkirupaa Palani, a 17-year-old American player, is rated 1801 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +114 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Houston Open, 2025 Houston Chess Festival - Open, and TCR - Houston City Championship 2025.

Current rating

1801

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1872

All-time high

1801

at best
Dec 2025 · age 16

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#76,064

#76,064 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

5 entries
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1801
at age 16
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+144 Elo)
1625 → 1769
Sep 2024
2023
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Apr 2023
First FIDE rating
1684 · at age 14
Apr 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Houston Open
perf 2001 (+200) · 3.5/5 · #9
Top opponent
vs Kyle Yiwen WangCM 2,045
2025 Houston Open · Nov 2025 · +12.1 Elo
Evolution
+114
1687 → 1801
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
3W4D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSean K Sommers1,813·2025 Houston Chess Festival - Open·R3·+24.6
2.[W]vsOshrie Jhames Reyes1,838·2025 Houston Open·R4·+22.1
3.[D]vsKyle Yiwen WangCM2,045·2025 Houston Open·R3·+12.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Houston Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20253.5/5#92001+70.0
2025 Houston Chess Festival - Open
Open Swiss
Jul 20251.5/4#431811+22.8

Rankings

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United States of America
#2,199
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#8,743
in continent
World
#76,063
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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1
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3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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2199🇺🇸Palani, Mohnishkirupaa1,801
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
8743🇺🇸Palani, Mohnishkirupaa1,801
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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