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Kulkarni, Samik
🇺🇸FIDE 39985105· Male· United States of America· Born in 2018
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Samik Kulkarni, a 8-year-old American player, is rated 1680 — his current career high and ranked 42nd among players worldwide under 8. He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 2026 Harmon Memorial Chess Tournament - Rivendell U1700 and 2026 Washington President's Cup - Johnson U1700.
At junior level, he reached World #42 in U8.
Current rating
1680
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1680
at best
Jun 2026 · age 8
Jun 2026 · age 8
Activity
72
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#42
#42 · players worldwide under 8 · of 1,112
Career timeline
7 entries2026
42nd U8 player worldwide
at age 8 · rated 1680
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+31 Elo)
1649 → 1680
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1680
at age 8
Jun 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 8
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 8
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 8
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+31
1649 → 1680
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
11/ 2544.0%
12W5D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/2 | #3 | 1598 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/1 | #38 | 788 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #11 | 1598 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
United States of America
#3,569
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#14,145
in continent
World
#117,160
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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