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Vinoth Kumar, M.

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FIDEFIDE 5011574· Male· India· Born in 1980

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M. Vinoth Kumar, a 46-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 1972 and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players. He is on a steady climb with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 76 rated games in the past year (≈81/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament, Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Open Chess Tournament, and 11th BBCF - International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2nd VIS Open Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025) recently. His peak of 2331 was reached at age 27 (Jan 2007); he also reached Indian #72 in Jan 2005.

Awarded FM in 2009 (age 29).

Current rating

1972

Standard

Rpd1935·Blz2042

All-time high

2331

−359 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 27

Activity

50

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#825 · Indian players · of 19,102

Career timeline

29 entries
2026
16th Indian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1987
Mar 2026
2022
17th Indian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2036
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2038 → returned at 2013
Feb 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 38
May 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 37
Jun 2017
2014
Re-crossed 2100
at age 34
Sep 2014

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Annai Arul 1st International FIDE Rated Chess Tournament
perf 2113 (+184) · 7.5/8 · #5
Top opponent
vs Sidharth Mohan 2,030
11th BBCF - International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament · Feb 2026 · +1.2 Elo
Evolution
+43
1929 → 1972
Tournaments
9
77 games
Score
59/ 7776.6%
53W12D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Mar 20265.5/8#291773-24.2
Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Open Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Feb 20267/9#81969+9.0
11th BBCF - International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Feb 20267.5/9#22125+37.8
Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000)
Open Swiss
Dec 20256.5/9#691902-8.0
"SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Nov 20256/8#131987+8.0
Worst Elo result: The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament (-24.2 Elo, finished #29).

Rankings

/
India
#825
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,940
in continent
World
#32,306
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
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2,751
2
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2,739
3
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
4
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇮🇳Nihal SarinFollow Nihal SarinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,723
6
🇮🇳Vidit, Santosh GujrathiFollow Santosh Gujrathi ViditTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
7
🇮🇳Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.Follow Chithambaram VR. AravindhTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,692
8
🇮🇳Harikrishna, PentalaFollow Pentala HarikrishnaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,676
9
🇮🇳Pranav, VFollow V PranavTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,657
10
🇮🇳Karthikeyan, MuraliFollow Murali KarthikeyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,648
...
825🇮🇳Vinoth Kumar, M.1,972
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
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,751
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
3940🇮🇳Vinoth Kumar, M.1,972
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
32306🇮🇳Vinoth Kumar, M.1,972