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KK
Kukreja, Karan
🇬🇧FIDE 458821· Male· England· Born in 2006
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Karan Kukreja, a 20-year-old English player, is rated 1974 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +120 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Leamington Open, Central London Chess Congress 2025 - Open, and Northampton Standard Play Ches Series 2025-26 - September 2025 U2400. Also played 4 rapid (including 2026 British Universities Championship: Plate) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 British Universities Championship: Blitz A) recently.
At junior level, he reached #25, #36 and #33 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1974
Standard
Rpd1941·Blz2013
All-time high
1974
at best
Jun 2026 · age 20
Jun 2026 · age 20
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#31,874
#31,874 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
25th English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1974
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1974
at age 20
Jun 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
36th English U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1806
Mar 2024
Best 12-month gain (+254 Elo)
1552 → 1806
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+120
1854 → 1974
Tournaments
4
19 games
Score
14.5/ 1976.3%
12W5D2L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsChristopher A Gibson1,884·Northampton Standard Play Ches Series 2025-26 - September 2025 U2400·R5·+10.3
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsHugh W Murphy2,008·Northampton Standard Play Ches Series 2025-26 - September 2025 U2400·R3·-6.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2136 | +28.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/4 | #4 | — | +40.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #12 | 2413 | +30.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2004 | +21.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsKeatan Patel
🇬🇧ENG·1975
+3 −1 =6
10 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsTom Junde HeCM
🇬🇧ENG·2266
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsZain Amir
🇬🇧ENG·1714
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsFinlay Bowcott-Terry
🇬🇧ENG·2232
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsAthar Ansari
🇬🇧ENG·1922
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
England
#517
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#23,562
in continent
World
#31,873
out of 400,000+
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