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Ratnakaran, K.
IM🇮🇳FIDE 5005507· Male· India· Born in 1981
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K. Ratnakaran, a 45-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2159 and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈97/year long-term). Recent appearances: 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000). Also played 5 rapid (including National Rapid Chess Championship 2025-26) and 7 blitz events (including NATIONAL BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025-26) recently. His peak of 2488 was reached at age 27 (Apr 2008, Indian #12 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2007 (age 26). Earned a GM norm at O2C Doeberl Cup Premier 2012. At junior level, he reached #7 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2159
Standard
Rpd2118·Blz2313
All-time high
2488
−329 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 27
Apr 2008 · age 27
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#390 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
20 entries2022
3rd Indian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2348
May 2022
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2314 → returned at 2316
Apr 2020
2015
Re-crossed 2400
at age 34
Feb 2015
2011
Re-crossed 2400
at age 30
Nov 2011
Re-crossed 2400
at age 30
May 2011
1,000 career games
at age 30
Mar 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category A) · Jun 2026 · +8.0 Elo
Evolution
-49
2208 → 2159
Tournaments
3
49 games
Score
18/ 4936.7%
26W6D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/9 | #9 | 2033 | -4.9 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/10 | #117 | 1998 | -23.7 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/10 | #59 | 2041 | -21.0 |
Worst Elo result: 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy (-23.7 Elo, finished #117).
Most-Played Opponents
vsDeepan Chakkravarthy J.GM
🇮🇳IND·2398
+3 −6 =10
19 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsShyaam Nikhil PGM
🇮🇳IND·2435
+7 −3 =8
18 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsS. NitinIM
🇮🇳IND·2332
+4 −7 =6
17 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+5 −6 =4
15 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsM.R. VenkateshGM
🇮🇳IND·2335
+5 −7 =3
15 games·last met Dec 2022
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Rankings
/
India
#390
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,588
in continent
World
#10,630
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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