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John Veny Akkarakaran

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FIDEFIDE 46665773· Male· India· Born in 2008

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John Veny Akkarakaran, a 18-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2326 and ranked 19th among Indian players under 18, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2293 and 2367 over the past 2 years. 46 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000), Shirvan Open - 2025, Group A, and Ganja Open - 2025, Group A. Also played 4 rapid (including Festival Caissa - Chalice Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament) and 2 blitz events (including Ganja Open - 2025, Blitz) recently. He took a 26-month break between Feb 2020 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2367 was reached at age 17 (Dec 2025).

Awarded FM in 2024 (age 16) and CM in 2022 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #97 in U18, World #73 in U16 and #17, #23, #5 and #6 nationally in U14, U12, U10 and U8.

Current rating

2326

Standard

Rpd2252·Blz2197

All-time high

2367

−41 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 17

Activity

54

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#19

#19 · Indian players under 18 · of 1,313

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
All-time peak 2367
at age 17 · −41 from today
Dec 2025
97th U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2350
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 16
Nov 2024
500 career games
at age 16
Nov 2024
73rd U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2322
Mar 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Masters
perf 2451 (+104) · 5.5/9 · #46
Top opponent
vs Jakub SeemannGM 2,495
31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Masters · Aug 2025 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
-25
2351 → 2326
Tournaments
6
64 games
Score
33.5/ 6452.3%
32W16D16L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
63rd Kerala State Open Fide Rated Chess Championship, 2026
Open Swiss
May 20267/8#22229-0.2
Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000)
Open Swiss
Dec 20256.5/10#162168-40.6
Shirvan Open - 2025, Group A
Open Swiss
Nov 20256/9#142349+6.8
Ganja Open - 2025, Group A
Open Swiss
Nov 20256/9#82367+13.2
1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Masters
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#462451+25.6
31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Masters
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/9#1732226-30.4
Worst Elo result: Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000) (-40.6 Elo, finished #16).

Rankings

/
India
#176
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#653
in continent
World
#3,285
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
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2
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3
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2,735
4
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2,732
5
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2,723
6
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2,708
7
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8
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2,676
9
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2,661
9
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176🇮🇳John Veny Akkarakaran2,326
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
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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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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653🇮🇳John Veny Akkarakaran2,326
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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3285🇮🇳John Veny Akkarakaran2,326