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Harikrishna, Pentala
GM🇮🇳FIDE 5007003· Male· India· Born in 1986
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Pentala Harikrishna, a 40-year-old Indian Grandmaster, is rated 2676 and ranked 8th among Indian players, and 44th worldwide. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11, 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 4 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2770 was reached at age 30 (Dec 2016, World #10 at the time); he spent 34 months in the world top 20.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 15) and IM in 2001 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #2 in U20, World #3 in U18 and World #2 in U16.
Current rating
2676
Standard
Rpd2595·Blz2620
All-time high
2770
−94 pts below
Dec 2016 · age 30
Dec 2016 · age 30
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · Indian players · of 19,102
34 months in World top 20 (2015–2021)
34 months in World top 20 (2015–2021)
Career timeline
23 entries2025
Re-crossed 2700
at age 39
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2700
at age 38
Jan 2024
2021
34 months in world top 20
longest streak 21 months · since Aug 2015
Aug 2021
2016
All-time peak 2770
at age 30 · −94 from today
Dec 2016
Peak World rank: #10
at age 30 · rated 2768
Nov 2016
Crossed 2750
at age 30
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-31
2707 → 2676
Tournaments
11
52 games
Score
29.5/ 5256.7%
14W31D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #14 | 2685 | +0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #97 | 2646 | -0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #47 | 2588 | -2.5 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #93 | 2453 | -6.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #69 | 2407 | -7.6 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | R16 | 2714 | +2.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #322 | 2597 | -7.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #48 | 2617 | -2.3 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/11 | #22 | 2669 | -4.7 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #21 | 2663 | -4.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid NavaraGM
🇨🇿CZE·2624
+10 −4 =19
33 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsFabiano CaruanaGM
🇺🇸USA·2788
+3 −13 =14
30 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAnish GiriGM
🇳🇱NED·2767
+3 −8 =17
28 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsSergey KarjakinGM
🇷🇺RUS·2750
+2 −4 =18
24 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsShakhriyar MamedyarovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2717
+3 −5 =14
22 games·last met Oct 2022
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Rankings
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India
#8
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#20
in continent
World
#44
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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