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Laxman, R.R.

GM🇮🇳

FIDEFIDE 5005361· Male· India· Born in 1983

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R.R. Laxman, a 43-year-old Indian Grandmaster, is rated 2245 and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 93 rated games in the past year (≈129/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2026, CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026, and 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy. Also played 33 rapid (including Festival Caissa - Sceptre Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament) and 12 blitz events (including NATIONAL BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025-26) recently. His peak of 2521 was reached at age 26 (Apr 2009); he also reached Indian #11 in Jul 2008.

Awarded GM in 2009 (age 26) and IM in 2004 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #7 and #4 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2245

Standard

Rpd2202·Blz2328

All-time high

2521

−276 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 26

Activity

92

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 1%

#261 · Indian players · of 19,243

Career timeline

27 entries
2024
8th Indian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2328
Aug 2024
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2411 → returned at 2430
Mar 2020
2018
2,500 career games
at age 35
Jul 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 34
Dec 2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 34
Jan 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2400
at age 33
Oct 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2026
perf 2515 (+270) · 7/7 · #32
Top opponent
vs Petr KiriakovGM 2,502
CHESS HUB - MCF 1st GM-IM INVITATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP · Jul 2025 · +2.9 Elo
Evolution
-6
2251 → 2245
Tournaments
9
74 games
Score
51/ 7468.9%
35W32D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20267/7#322515-4.4
CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/5#1302115-4.9

Most-Played Opponents

vsS. Krishnan RamFM
🇮🇳IND·2046
+7 −6 =10
23 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsS. NitinIM
🇮🇳IND·2332
+5 −2 =16
23 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsDeepan Chakkravarthy J.GM
🇮🇳IND·2398
+8 −3 =9
20 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsShyaam Nikhil PGM
🇮🇳IND·2435
+3 −4 =13
20 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsP. KarthikeyanGM
🇮🇳IND·2306
+7 −6 =7
20 games·last met Jul 2022
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Rankings

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India
#261
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,058
in continent
World
#6,040
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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8
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9
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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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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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World
1
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2
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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6040🇮🇳Laxman, R.R.2,245