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Ashwin Sairam
FM🇮🇳FIDE 45010030· Male· India· Born in 2007
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Ashwin Sairam, a 19-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2188 and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players under 20, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 86 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 41st Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai, Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000), and 38th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatore. He took a 28-month break between Feb 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2308 was reached at age 18 (Oct 2025).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #27, #17, #66, #72, #42, #35 and #15 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2188
Standard
Rpd1925·Blz1895
All-time high
2308
−120 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 18
Oct 2025 · age 18
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#38 · Indian players under 20 · of 859
Career timeline
20 entries2026
500 career games
at age 19
Feb 2026
27th Indian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2305
Jan 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
17th Indian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2308
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2308
at age 18 · −120 from today
Oct 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 18
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
38th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatoreperf 2369 (+64) · 6/9 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+73
2115 → 2188
Tournaments
10
88 games
Score
48.5/ 8855.1%
36W25D27L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsMustafokhuja KhusenkhojaevIM2,374·49 Obert Internacional d'Escacs "Ciutat de Badalona" Grup A·R5·+11.9
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsYehya RahmanIM1,974·41st Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai·R1·-16.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 6/10 | #80 | 2181 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/10 | #104 | 2021 | -47.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #85 | 1798 | -48.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #6 | 2222 | -19.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/10 | #60 | 2084 | -48.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #3 | 2369 | +21.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 3.5/9 | #7 | 2210 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #28 | 2225 | +24.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/8 | #37 | 2335 | +90.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #32 | 2221 | +51.2 |
Worst Elo result: Tamilnadu State U-19 Open Fide Rated Chess Championship - 2026 (-48.8 Elo, finished #85).
Rankings
/
India
#335
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,388
in continent
World
#8,828
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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