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Hariharan Kathirvelu

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FIDEFIDE 45090823· Male· India· Born in 2000

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Hariharan Kathirvelu, a 26-year-old Indian player, is rated 1525 — just 14 short of his peak of 1539 (Mar 2026, age 26). He is rising rapidly, having gained +97 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: Akshaya Institutions 4th International Fide rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2026 and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800). Also played 1 rapid (including Athens of the East 1st International Rapid Open Chess Tournament) and 2 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 31 months (2016–2019), 60 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2024–2026).

Current rating

1525

Standard

Rpd1481·Blz1451

All-time high

1539

−14 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 26

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#175,073

#175,073 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
All-time peak 1539
at age 26 · −14 from today
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 26
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+382 Elo)
1046 → 1428
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 24
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 24
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Akshaya Institutions 4th International Fide rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2026
perf 2423 (+884) · 6/5 · #213
Top opponent
vs Sumesh Kabeer 1,637
Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800) · Dec 2025 · +7.0 Elo
Evolution
+97
1428 → 1525
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
11.5/ 1863.9%
10W3D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Akshaya Institutions 4th International Fide rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20266/5#2132423+13.6
Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)
Open Swiss
Dec 20255.5/8#2701712+82.8

Rankings

/
India
#9,479
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#33,465
in continent
World
#175,033
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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4
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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9479🇮🇳Hariharan Kathirvelu1,525
Asia-Pacific
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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10
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2
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10
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