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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 1990 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 14. He is rising rapidly, having gained +125 Elo over the past 12 months. 82 rated games in the past year (≈62/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
1990
Standard
Rpd1949·Blz1860
All-time high
2031
−41 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 12
Nov 2025 · age 12
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
79 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#568 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060
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 · −41 from today
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 12
Mar 2025
100 career games
at age 12
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+125
1865 → 1990
Tournaments
21
86 games
Score
47/ 8654.7%
39W18D29L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 1.5/3 | #13 | 1834 | -23.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #8 | 2043 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #20 | 2068 | +28.4 |
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 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPatrick McCartney
🇺🇸USA·1864
+6 −5 =4
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsZubin Baliga
🇺🇸USA·2068
+2 −8 =4
14 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsNaitik Rathi
🇺🇸USA·1929
+6 −2 =4
12 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsAndrew Wu
🇺🇸USA·2194
+1 −8 =3
12 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsKrishna Kishore Rallabandi
🇺🇸USA·1990
+2 −7 =2
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#809
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#3,062
in continent
World
#29,106
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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