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Arun Kataria
FM🇮🇳FIDE 46630368· Male· India· Born in 2006
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Arun Kataria, a 20-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2334 and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players under 20, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2054 and 2384 over the past 2 years. 105 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, V Magistral "Villa de Zahara" 2026, and I Festival de Ajedrez La Manga Sub 2400. Also played 11 rapid (including Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) and 3 blitz events (including Kaluthara International Chess Festival 2026 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2384 was reached at age 18 (Sep 2024).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #82 in U18, World #86 in U8 and #22, #38, #94, #49 and #32 nationally in U20, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2334
Standard
Rpd2141·Blz2051
All-time high
2384
−50 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 18
Sep 2024 · age 18
Activity
82
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
98 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#26 · Indian players under 20 · of 859
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 20
Apr 2026
2025
22nd Indian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2353
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+350 Elo)
2034 → 2384
Oct 2024
82nd U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2384
Sep 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 18
Sep 2024
Crossed 2300
at age 18
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
2338 → 2334
Tournaments
10
104 games
Score
62/ 10459.6%
62W23D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #121 | 2316 | +3.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 2356 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/7 | #2 | 2441 | +25.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 8.5/10 | #3 | 2120 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/9 | #7 | 2092 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8/11 | #5 | 2204 | -14.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsPranay Chordia
🇮🇳IND·1982
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAnadkat Kartavya
🇮🇳IND·2245
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsBajaj PrakharCM
🇮🇳IND·2035
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsTripathi Mraduhas
🇮🇳IND·1768
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsBabel T Divyanshu
🇮🇳IND·1773
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
India
#168
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#622
in continent
World
#3,088
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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