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Karthigeyan, Kishan
🇺🇸FIDE 39911420· Male· United States of America· Born in 2013
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Kishan Karthigeyan, a 13-year-old American player, is rated 1948 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 14. He is on a steady climb with +63 Elo over the past 12 months. 74 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reverse Angle 151, CCC FIDE Saturdays 6 - Top, and CCC FIDE Saturdays 5 - Top. Also played 8 rapid (including CCC Rapid South - April 2026) and 13 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2031 was reached at age 12 (Nov 2025).
At junior level, he reached #44, #18 and #39 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1948
Standard
Rpd1949·Blz1903
All-time high
2031
−83 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 12
Nov 2025 · age 12
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
74 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#767 · players worldwide under 14 · of 19,614
Career timeline
10 entries2026
44th American U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1984
Jan 2026
2025
18th American U12 player
at age 12 · rated 2031
Nov 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 12
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2031
at age 12 · −83 from today
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 12
Mar 2025
100 career games
at age 12
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+83
1865 → 1948
Tournaments
19
73 games
Score
42.5/ 7358.2%
34W17D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #8 | 1832 | -16.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #7 | 1942 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #6 | 2088 | +19.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/5 | #33 | 1851 | -38.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #16 | 2063 | +19.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #14 | 1876 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/6 | #54 | 1945 | -16.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #5 | 2027 | +9.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #3 | 1878 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/9 | #222 | 2028 | -5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPatrick McCartney
🇺🇸USA·1892
+5 −5 =4
14 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsZubin Baliga
🇺🇸USA·2076
+2 −6 =4
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAndrew Wu
🇺🇸USA·2163
+0 −8 =3
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKrishna Kishore Rallabandi
🇺🇸USA·1931
+2 −7 =2
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNaitik Rathi
🇺🇸USA·1870
+6 −1 =4
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
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United States of America
#1,030
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#4,004
in continent
World
#37,111
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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