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Turaga, Varun Karthik
🇺🇸FIDE 39977110· Male· United States of America· Born in 2018
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Varun Karthik Turaga, a 8-year-old American player, is rated 1673 — just 29 short of his peak of 1702 (Sep 2025, age 7) and ranked 49th among players worldwide under 8. He has fluctuated between 1612 and 1702 over the past 2 years. 44 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 FIDE CM & S Azhar Memorial Championship - MXA, 2026 May BAC Real FIDE Championship - BC, and 33rd annual Western Class Championship - Class A.
At junior level, he reached World #16 in U8.
Current rating
1673
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1702
−29 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 7
Sep 2025 · age 7
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#49
#49 · players worldwide under 8 · of 1,112
Career timeline
6 entries2026
16th U8 player worldwide
at age 8 · rated 1696
Feb 2026
2025
All-time peak 1702
at age 7 · −29 from today
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 7
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 7
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 7
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1699 · at age 7
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-26
1699 → 1673
Tournaments
12
52 games
Score
21.5/ 5241.3%
18W13D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsNaga Abhi Ram Ponnaluri1,565·2025 CalChess State Open & Class FIDE Championship - AB·R4·-25.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/5 | #36 | 1632 | -16.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #20 | 1716 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #41 | 1633 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #106 | 2656 | +31.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #123 | 1792 | +34.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/3 | #11 | 2489 | +50.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/6 | #37 | 1523 | -32.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #13 | 1571 | -8.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #35 | 888 | -36.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #42 | 1547 | -43.2 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 CalChess State Open & Class FIDE Championship - AB (-43.2 Elo, finished #42).
Rankings
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United States of America
#3,636
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#14,483
in continent
World
#119,609
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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