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Kumaresan, Darshan
🇬🇧FIDE 442330· Male· England· Born in 2002
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Darshan Kumaresan, a 24-year-old English player, is rated 1837 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Earlsfield FIDE Congress June 2025 - U2400, Muswell Hill FIDE Standard - 17 June 2025, and London Chess League FIDE Weekender May 2025 - Major. Also played 1 rapid (including Earlsfield FIDE Rapidplay June 2025 - Open) and 5 blitz events (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Team Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 67 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025).
At junior level, he reached #56, #34, #19 and #33 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1837
Standard
Rpd1851·Blz1957
All-time high
1837
at best
Jul 2025 · age 23
Jul 2025 · age 23
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#65,133
#65,133 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2025
All-time peak 1837
at age 23
Jul 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1807 → returned at 1837
Mar 2024
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2021
2019
56th English U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1679
May 2019
2018
Inactive for 67 months
paused at 1679 → returned at 1807
Jul 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+30
1807 → 1837
Tournaments
3
12 games
Score
7.5/ 1262.5%
5W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/5 | #8 | 1796 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/1 | #4 | 2557 | +8.6 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 4/5 | #5 | 2001 | +23.8 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,043
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#47,529
in continent
World
#65,133
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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