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Vengatesh Krishnan C
🇮🇳FIDE 45050457· Male· India· Born in 2007
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Vengatesh Krishnan C, a 19-year-old Indian player, is rated 1944 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of Indian players. He is climbing fast, having gained +109 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈65/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000), "SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament, and 1st SHAASTRA Classical FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including playu - 2nd International FIDE Rapid Rated Open 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.
At junior level, he reached #89, #97, #46, #77 and #64 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1944
Standard
Rpd1769·Blz1783
All-time high
1944
at best
Jun 2026 · age 19
Jun 2026 · age 19
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#943 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
15 entries2026
89th Indian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1944
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1944
at age 19
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2024
97th Indian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1835
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 17
Jun 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+375 Elo)
1488 → 1863
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Tamilnadu State U-19 Open Fide Rated Chess Championship - 2026perf 2049 (+105) · 6/9 · #14
Top opponent
Evolution
+100
1844 → 1944
Tournaments
7
68 games
Score
41/ 6860.3%
39W18D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPrasanna Karthick M2,085·Tamilnadu State U-19 Open Fide Rated Chess Championship - 2026·R8·+13.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTamizh Amudhan SCM1,690·1st Masters Cup International FIDE Rated Open Tournament 2025·R7·-28.0
3.[L]vsTharun Rajasekar1,614·"SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R3·-16.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7.5/9 | #8 | 2037 | +34.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #14 | 2049 | +46.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/9 | #32 | 1923 | +40.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #85 | 1800 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #46 | 1817 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/8 | #32 | 1802 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/7 | #52 | 1928 | +5.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsShadhursshaan RCM
🇮🇳IND·2001
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsPrasannaa.sFM
🇮🇳IND·2269
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2023
View head-to-head →
vsKannan Sa
🇮🇳IND·1925
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Jul 2024
View head-to-head →
vsVignesh N
🇮🇳IND·1938
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2020
View head-to-head →
vsIlamparthi A RGM
🇮🇳IND·2531
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2019
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
India
#943
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,513
in continent
World
#37,891
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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