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Kamath, Raghu
🇬🇧INACTIVE · since January 2025FIDE 416924· Male· England· Born in 1973
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Raghu Kamath, a 53-year-old English player, is rated 1853 — his current career high. He plays around 5 rated games per year and had 2 career breaks: 36 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2023–2024). Also played 12 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Blitz 4) recently.
Current rating
1853
Standard
Rpd1807·Blz1802
All-time high
1853
at best
Jan 2025 · age 52
Jan 2025 · age 52
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
#60,573
#60,573 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
67th English 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1853
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+129 Elo)
1724 → 1853
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1853
at age 52
Jan 2025
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1853 → still inactive
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 51
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1724 → returned at 1840
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1853 → 1853
Last 12 months — tournaments
0 eventsMost-Played Opponents
vsOliver Finnegan
🇬🇧ENG·1814
+7 −6 =4
17 games·last met Feb 2025
View head-to-head →
vsNasir Rizvi
🇬🇧WLS·1980
+2 −7 =3
12 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsHugh F Fenwick
🇬🇧ENG·1874
+9 −2 =0
11 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsIlya Iyengar
🇬🇧ENG·1976
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsJonathan Rubeck
🇬🇧ENG·1895
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
England
#930
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#45,696
in continent
World
#60,486
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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