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Arun Kataria

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

82

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

98 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#26 · Indian players under 20 · of 859

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
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

Best result
I Festival de Ajedrez La Manga Sub 2400
perf 2441 (+119) · 6/7 · #2
Top opponent
vs Hagen PoetschGM 2,479

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/8#1212316+3.0
Round-Robin
Apr 20265.5/9#32356+9.4
Open Swiss
Mar 20266/7#22441+25.6
Open Swiss
Feb 20268.5/10#32120-3.6
Open Swiss
Dec 20257.5/9#72092-5.8
Open Swiss
Dec 20258/11#52204-14.8
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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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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India
1
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7
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8
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168🇮🇳Arun Kataria2,334
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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3
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4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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8
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2,733
9
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10
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World
1
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