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Praveen Kumar C
IM🇮🇳FIDE 5007372· Male· India· Born in 1985
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Praveen Kumar C, a 41-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2134 and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈75/year long-term). Recent appearances: Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026 and Sri M.S.Venkataraman Memorial 10th International Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2025. His peak of 2421 was reached at age 25 (Jan 2010, Indian #36 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2010 (age 25). At junior level, he reached #6, #9 and #9 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2134
Standard
Rpd2068·Blz2141
All-time high
2421
−287 pts below
Jan 2010 · age 25
Jan 2010 · age 25
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#428 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
22 entries2026
16th Indian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2139
Apr 2026
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 37
Aug 2022
2020
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2158 → returned at 2150
Feb 2020
2012
1,000 career games
at age 27
Sep 2012
2010
IM title awardedIM
at age 25 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2010
Mar 2010
Peak Indian rank: #36
at age 25 · rated 2421
Jan 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri M.S.Venkataraman Memorial 10th International Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2025perf 2201 (+62) · 7/8 · #6
Top opponent
Sri M.S.Venkataraman Memorial 10th International Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2025 · Sep 2025 · +7.9 Elo
Evolution
+7
2127 → 2134
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
14/ 1782.4%
13W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #14 | 2032 | -4.7 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/8 | #6 | 2201 | +11.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+0 −11 =5
16 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsS. Krishnan RamFM
🇮🇳IND·2046
+5 −2 =8
15 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsM.R. VenkateshGM
🇮🇳IND·2335
+1 −7 =6
14 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsS. NitinIM
🇮🇳IND·2332
+3 −7 =2
12 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsDeepan Chakkravarthy J.GM
🇮🇳IND·2398
+1 −4 =5
10 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
/
India
#428
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,802
in continent
World
#12,486
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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