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Rahul Krishna Viswanathan
🇮🇳FIDE 45011389· Male· India· Born in 2005
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Rahul Krishna Viswanathan, a 21-year-old Indian player, is rated 1856 — just 25 short of his peak of 1881 (Mar 2024, age 19). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 53-month break between Sep 2019 and Mar 2024 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: INTERNATIONAL FIDE OPEN RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT- 2025.
At junior level, he reached #98, #69, #48, #59 and #32 nationally in U20, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1856
Standard
Rpd1821·Blz1821
All-time high
1881
−25 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 19
Mar 2024 · age 19
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#59,691
#59,691 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2025
98th Indian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1858
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1881
at age 19 · −25 from today
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2021
69th Indian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1802
Feb 2021
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 14
Sep 2019
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 1802 → returned at 1881
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
1858 → 1856
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
6.5/ 881.3%
5W3D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/7 | #9 | 2038 | -1.0 |
Rankings
/
India
#1,389
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,107
in continent
World
#59,691
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
India
| 1 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,751 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,733 |
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| ... | ||
| 1389 | 1,856 | |
Asia-Pacific
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| 4 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,751 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇨🇳Follow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,738 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,733 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
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| 7107 | 1,856 | |
World
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| 59691 | 1,856 | |