Mani Rathinam R

Mani Rathinam R, a 23-year-old Indian player, is rated 1502 — just 1 short of his peak of 1503 (Mar 2026, age 23). He is on a steady climb with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025, STAR CHESS FOUNDATION 3rd INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED BELOW 1700 CHESS TOURNAMENT, and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000). Also played 1 rapid event (including Eight Square Chess Academy & Capa Chess Academy - International RAPID FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 18 months (2017–2019), 29 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included), 16 months (2022–2024) and 20 months (2024–2025).