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Murali Krishnan B T

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FIDEFIDE 5004977· Male· India· Born in 1974

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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 — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Mar 20267.5/9#42075+2.0
Open Swiss
Jan 20266/10#672184+16.1
Open Swiss
Dec 20257/9#81856-10.3
Open Swiss
Sep 20256.5/9#191962-5.7
Open Swiss
Jun 20256.5/8#22006-1.7

Rankings

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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
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2,751
2
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2,739
3
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2,733
4
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2,732
5
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2,723
6
🇮🇳Vidit, Santosh GujrathiFollow Santosh Gujrathi ViditTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
7
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2,692
8
🇮🇳Harikrishna, PentalaFollow Pentala HarikrishnaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,676
9
🇮🇳Pranav, VFollow V PranavTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,657
10
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2,648
...
524🇮🇳Murali Krishnan B T2,082
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,751
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
8
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
...
2338🇮🇳Murali Krishnan B T2,082
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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17134🇮🇳Murali Krishnan B T2,082