Prawin K

Prawin K, a 21-year-old Indian player, is rated 1953 — just 2 short of his peak of 1955 (Mar 2026, age 21) and sitting in the top 5% of Indian players. He is on a steady climb with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Jaffna International Chess Championship 2025, Kandy Open International Chess Championship 2025, and ICC International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament 2025 - 2nd Edition. Also played 10 rapid (including Warrior Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rapid Rated Open Chess Tournament) and 4 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He took a 26-month break between Jan 2020 and Apr 2022 (COVID-19 included).

At junior level, he reached #70 and #66 nationally in U20 and U10.