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Hariharan Kathirvelu
🇮🇳FIDE 45090823· Male· India· Born in 2000
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Hariharan Kathirvelu, a 26-year-old Indian player, is rated 1557 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +129 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 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 2 career breaks: 31 months (2016–2019) and 83 months (2019–2026).
Current rating
1557
Standard
Rpd1481·Blz1451
All-time high
1557
at best
Jun 2026 · age 26
Jun 2026 · age 26
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#163,551
#163,551 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+129 Elo)
1428 → 1557
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1557
at age 26
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 26
Feb 2026
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 24
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Akshaya Institutions 4th International Fide rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2026perf 2423 (+884) · 6/5 · #213
Top opponent
Evolution
+129
1428 → 1557
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
18/ 2766.7%
15W6D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSujit V R1,541·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)·R4·-18.2
2.[L]vsMukesh S1,634·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)·R2·-13.2
3.[L]vsSameer C1,574·1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R6·-9.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/7 | #78 | 1950 | +32.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/5 | #213 | 2423 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #270 | 1712 | +82.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
India
#7,702
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#29,116
in continent
World
#163,532
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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