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Sethuramalingam, Karthik
🇳🇿FIDE 4320964· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2009
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Karthik Sethuramalingam, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1872 — just 5 short of his peak of 1877 (May 2026, age 17). He is progressing steadily with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Arthur Pomeroy Memorial 2026 A Rounds 1-4, Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open, and Wellington Chess Open 2026. Also played 2 rapid events (including World Schools Team Championship 2025) recently. He reached #85 nationally in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #13, #5 and #7 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1872
Standard
Rpd1773·Blz1552
All-time high
1877
−5 pts below
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#55,305
#55,305 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Peak national rank: #85
at age 17 · rated 1877
May 2026
13th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1877
May 2026
All-time peak 1877
at age 17 · −5 from today
May 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 17
Jan 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 16
Nov 2025
5th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1837
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+97
1775 → 1872
Tournaments
7
40 games
Score
20.5/ 4051.2%
18W9D13L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsToleafoa Edward Tanoi1,884·Wellington Chess Club Championships 2026 B Grade Rounds 2-5·R3·+24.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 1/4 | #7 | 1857 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #33 | 1777 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #8 | 2068 | +82.0 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 2.5/2 | #8 | 2527 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/4 | #14 | 2530 | -9.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #1 | 1979 | +43.6 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #3 | 1820 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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New Zealand
#86
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,530
in continent
World
#55,304
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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