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Manikandan Rangan
🇮🇳FIDE 45039593· Male· India· Born in 2002
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Manikandan Rangan, a 24-year-old Indian player, is rated 1691 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent appearances: 12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament and Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including 7th SHAASTRA Rapid FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He took a 40-month break between Jun 2019 and Nov 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1691
Standard
Rpd1743·Blz1613
All-time high
1691
at best
Jun 2026 · age 24
Jun 2026 · age 24
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#113,234
#113,234 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1691
at age 24
Jun 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Mar 2024
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2021
2019
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Jun 2019
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 1441 → returned at 1444
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026perf 1796 (+106) · 5.5/8 · #111
Top opponent
Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026 · Apr 2026 · +3.8 Elo
Evolution
+22
1669 → 1691
Tournaments
3
35 games
Score
17/ 3548.6%
20W5D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsSurvesh Ram A1,563·12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R6·-13.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #62 | 1772 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #15 | 1707 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/8 | #111 | 1796 | +14.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
India
#3,352
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,608
in continent
World
#113,230
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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