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Annamalai, Karthikeyan

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FIDEFIDE 4330994· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1990

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Karthikeyan Annamalai, a 36-year-old player, is rated 1669 — just 25 short of his peak of 1694 (Aug 2025, age 35). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Wellington Chess Open 2026 and Capital Chess Classic 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Kapiti Rapid 2025) recently.

Current rating

1669

Standard

Rpd1659·Blz—

All-time high

1694

−25 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 35

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#120,800

#120,800 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
9th 35-40 player nationally
at age 36 · rated 1678
Jan 2026
2025
35th 20-35 player nationally
at age 35 · rated 1694
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1694
at age 35 · −25 from today
Aug 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 35
May 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 35
May 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 35
May 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kishore Panth 1,446
Wellington Chess Open 2026 · Apr 2026 · +8.7 Elo
Evolution
-24
1693 → 1669
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
4/ 1233.3%
4W0D8L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsKishore Panth1,446·Wellington Chess Open 2026·R3·+8.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAshlee-Deanna McNabb1,834·Capital Chess Classic 2025·R2·-11.5
2.[L]vsLuna Yuexiu XuWCM1,903·Wellington Chess Open 2026·R5·-8.3
3.[L]vsEdward RainsCM2,032·Wellington Chess Open 2026·R4·-4.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Wellington Chess Open 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/4#571858-8.8
Capital Chess Classic 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/2#402769-15.6
Worst Elo result: Capital Chess Classic 2025 (-15.6 Elo, finished #40).

Rankings

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New Zealand
#228
out of 649 players
Asia-Pacific
#17,239
in continent
World
#120,795
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
New Zealand
1
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2,389
2
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2,367
3
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2,344
4
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2,339
5
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2,248
6
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2,237
7
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2,232
8
🇳🇿Freeman, Michael RoyFollow Michael Roy FreemanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,202
9
🇳🇿Ker, Anthony FFollow Anthony F KerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,180
10
🇳🇿Croad, NicolasFollow Nicolas CroadTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,168
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228🇳🇿Annamalai, Karthikeyan1,669
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
8
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
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17239🇳🇿Annamalai, Karthikeyan1,669
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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120795🇳🇿Annamalai, Karthikeyan1,669