What is Murali Krishnan B T's FIDE rating?

Murali Krishnan B T's current standard FIDE rating is 2082.

What is Murali Krishnan B T's rapid rating?

Murali Krishnan B T's current FIDE rapid rating is 2044.

What is Murali Krishnan B T's blitz rating?

Murali Krishnan B T's current FIDE blitz rating is 1997.

What is Murali Krishnan B T's world ranking?

Murali Krishnan B T is currently ranked #17,134 in the world (standard rating).

What is Murali Krishnan B T's ranking in India?

Murali Krishnan B T is currently ranked #524 in India.

What is Murali Krishnan B T's continental ranking?

Murali Krishnan B T is currently ranked #2,338 in their continent.

What is Murali Krishnan B T's ranking in the 50-55 category?

Murali Krishnan B T is ranked #7 in India in the 50-55 age group.

What is Murali Krishnan B T's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Murali Krishnan B T's all-time peak standard rating is 2445.

When did Murali Krishnan B T receive their first FIDE rating?

Murali Krishnan B T first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2001.

What is Murali Krishnan B T's chess title?

Murali Krishnan B T holds the FIDE title of IM.

Which federation does Murali Krishnan B T represent?

Murali Krishnan B T represents India (IND).

How old is Murali Krishnan B T?

Murali Krishnan B T was born in 1974 and is 52 years old.

When did Murali Krishnan B T reach their peak rating?

Murali Krishnan B T reached their peak standard rating of 2445 in 2009, at age 35.

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Murali Krishnan B T

IM🇮🇳

FIDE 5004977· Male· India· Born in 1974

Murali Krishnan B T, a 52-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2082 and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players, and in the top 8% worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 16 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 33rd RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CLASSICAL CHESS CUP, 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy, and 1st DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Open chess tournament-2025. Also played 6 rapid (including 34th RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED RAPID CHESS CUP) and 3 blitz events (including 35th RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED BLITZ CHESS CUP) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2445 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2009); he also reached Indian #28 in Jan 2001.

Awarded IM in 2008 (age 34).

Current rating

2082

Standard

Rpd2044·Blz1997

All-time high

2445

−363 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 35

Activity

37

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#524 · Indian players · of 19,102

Career timeline

23 entries

2025

5th Indian 50-55 player

at age 51 · rated 2128

Jan 2025

2022

Inactive for 16 months

paused at 2181 → returned at 2150

Sep 2022

7th Indian 45-50 player

at age 48 · rated 2211

Jul 2022

2020

Inactive for 28 months

paused at 2208 → returned at 2211

Feb 2020

Re-crossed 2200

at age 46

Jan 2020

2015

7th Indian 40-45 player

at age 41 · rated 2280

Jul 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result

16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy

perf 2184 (+104) · 6/10 · #67

Top opponent

vs Diasmany Otero AcostaIM 2,341

16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy · Jan 2026 · +8.2 Elo

Evolution

0

2082 → 2082

Tournaments

5

45 games

Score

33.5/ 4574.4%

30W7D8L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsDiasmany Otero AcostaIM2,341·16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy·R3·+8.2

2.[W]vsPradeep Kumar R A2,195·16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy·R8·+6.6

3.[W]vsAditya Savalkar1,929·33rd RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CLASSICAL CHESS CUP·R9·+2.9

Top 3 losses

1.[L]vsRathees Rooban R1,744·1st DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Open chess tournament-2025·R5·-8.6

2.[L]vsMythireyan P1,843·23rd RCC International FIDE Rated Classical Cup·R8·-7.9

3.[L]vsDanish S V1,840·1st DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Open chess tournament-2025·R4·-7.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
33rd RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED CLASSICAL CHESS CUP Open Swiss	Mar 2026	7.5/9	#4	2075	+2.0	▸
16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy Open Swiss	Jan 2026	6/10	#67	2184	+16.1	▸
1st DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Open chess tournament-2025 Open Swiss	Dec 2025	7/9	#8	1856	-10.3	▸
23rd RCC International FIDE Rated Classical Cup Open Swiss	Sep 2025	6.5/9	#19	1962	-5.7	▸
Visalakshi- Arunachalam 9th SCS International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament Open Swiss	Jun 2025	6.5/8	#2	2006	-1.7	▸

Rankings

/

India

#524

out of 26,549 players

Asia-Pacific

#2,338

in continent

World

#17,134

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

India

1	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,751
2	🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan	2,739
3	🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R	2,733
4	🇮🇳Gukesh D	2,732
5	🇮🇳Nihal Sarin	2,723
6	🇮🇳Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi	2,708
7	🇮🇳Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.	2,692
8	🇮🇳Harikrishna, Pentala	2,676
9	🇮🇳Pranav, V	2,657
10	🇮🇳Karthikeyan, Murali	2,648
...
524	🇮🇳Murali Krishnan B T	2,082

Asia-Pacific

1	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,780
2	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,776
3	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
4	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,751
5	🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan	2,739
6	🇨🇳Ding, Liren	2,738
7	🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R	2,733
8	🇮🇳Gukesh D	2,732
9	🇻🇳Le, Quang Liem	2,731
10	🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, Ian	2,729
...
2338	🇮🇳Murali Krishnan B T	2,082

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,840
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
3	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,788
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,780
5	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,776
6	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,767
7	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,759
7	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,759
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
10	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
17134	🇮🇳Murali Krishnan B T	2,082