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Natarajan, M.

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FIDEFIDE 5010390· Male· India· Born in 1970

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M. Natarajan, a 56-year-old Indian player, is rated 1778. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2007–2008), 121 months (2009–2019), 32 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: 75th Tamil Nadu State OPEN Chess Championship 2025. His peak of 2108 was reached at age 32 (Jan 2002).

Current rating

1778

Standard

Rpd1842·Blz—

All-time high

2108

−330 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 32

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#83,194

#83,194 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
33rd Indian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1778
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1749 → 1849
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1749 → returned at 1849
Oct 2022
100 career games
at age 52
Oct 2022
13th Indian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1816
Apr 2022
2020
23rd Indian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1884
May 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Vishwa E 1,469
75th Tamil Nadu State OPEN Chess Championship 2025 · Jun 2025 · +2.9 Elo
Evolution
-10
1788 → 1778
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
5W0D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
75th Tamil Nadu State OPEN Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Jun 20255/4#872257-10.0

Rankings

/
India
#2,080
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,344
in continent
World
#83,193
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
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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
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2,708
7
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2,692
8
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2,676
9
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2,657
10
🇮🇳Karthikeyan, MuraliFollow Murali KarthikeyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,648
...
2080🇮🇳Natarajan, M.1,778
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
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
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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
...
10344🇮🇳Natarajan, M.1,778
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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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
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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83193🇮🇳Natarajan, M.1,778