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Vel Murugan B
🇮🇳FIDE 46655395· Male· India· Born in 2004
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Vel Murugan B, a 22-year-old Indian player, is rated 1778 — just 3 short of his peak of 1781 (Jan 2026, age 22). He is progressing steadily with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Hunters Queens Trophy 1st International Classical Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament-2025, Kamaraj College International FIDE Rated Tournament Below 1800, and Port city International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025. He took a 35-month break between Jul 2019 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1778
Standard
Rpd1663·Blz1710
All-time high
1781
−3 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 22
Jan 2026 · age 22
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#83,194
#83,194 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1781
at age 22 · −3 from today
Jan 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 20
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1423 → returned at 1407
Jul 2019
2018
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Hunters Queens Trophy 1st International Classical Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament-2025perf 2396 (+615) · 6/6 · #40
Top opponent
Visalakshi- Arunachalam 9th SCS International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament · Jun 2025 · +4.5 Elo
Evolution
+39
1739 → 1778
Tournaments
4
34 games
Score
25.5/ 3475.0%
21W9D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/6 | #40 | 2396 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/8 | #10 | 1957 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/7 | #25 | 2376 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/7 | #45 | 2016 | +27.6 |
Rankings
/
India
#2,080
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,344
in continent
World
#83,193
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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