What is Maheswaran, P.'s FIDE rating?

Maheswaran, P.'s current standard FIDE rating is 2034.

What is Maheswaran, P.'s rapid rating?

Maheswaran, P.'s current FIDE rapid rating is 2083.

What is Maheswaran, P.'s blitz rating?

Maheswaran, P.'s current FIDE blitz rating is 2253.

What is Maheswaran, P.'s world ranking?

Maheswaran, P. is currently ranked #22,662 in the world (standard rating).

What is Maheswaran, P.'s ranking in India?

Maheswaran, P. is currently ranked #641 in India.

What is Maheswaran, P.'s continental ranking?

Maheswaran, P. is currently ranked #2,932 in their continent.

What is Maheswaran, P.'s ranking in the 35-40 category?

Maheswaran, P. is ranked #31 in India in the 35-40 age group.

What is Maheswaran, P.'s all-time highest FIDE rating?

Maheswaran, P.'s all-time peak standard rating is 2355.

When did Maheswaran, P. receive their first FIDE rating?

Maheswaran, P. first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2001.

What is Maheswaran, P.'s chess title?

Maheswaran, P. holds the FIDE title of FM.

Which federation does Maheswaran, P. represent?

Maheswaran, P. represents India (IND).

How old is Maheswaran, P.?

Maheswaran, P. was born in 1986 and is 40 years old.

When did Maheswaran, P. reach their peak rating?

Maheswaran, P. reached their peak standard rating of 2355 in 2010, at age 24.

MP

Maheswaran, P.

FM🇮🇳

FIDE 5013232· Male· India· Born in 1986

P. Maheswaran, a 40-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2034 and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players. He is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament, Port city International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025, and Visalakshi- Arunachalam 9th SCS International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament. Also played 4 rapid events (including Sivakasi Chess Club FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament - 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2016–2017) and 33 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2355 was reached at age 24 (Jan 2010); he also reached Indian #66 in Apr 2009.

Awarded FM in 2009 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #13, #20 and #21 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2034

Standard

Rpd2083·Blz2253

All-time high

2355

−321 pts below
Jan 2010 · age 24

Activity

32

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#641 · Indian players · of 19,102

Career timeline

16 entries

2020

Inactive for 33 months

paused at 2156 → returned at 2129

Jan 2020

2016

Inactive for 14 months

paused at 2254 → returned at 2245

Jun 2016

2012

500 career games

at age 26

May 2012

2010

All-time peak 2355

at age 24 · −321 from today

Jan 2010

2009

Best 12-month gain (+109 Elo)

2241 → 2350

Jul 2009

Peak Indian rank: #66

at age 23 · rated 2341

Apr 2009

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Surendran N 2,145

75th Tamil Nadu State OPEN Chess Championship 2025 · Jun 2025 · +2.7 Elo

Best comeback

75th Tamil Nadu State OPEN Chess Championship 2025

finished #3 (seeded #12 of 150)

Evolution

+22

2012 → 2034

Tournaments

5

41 games

Score

32/ 4178.0%

26W12D3L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsArul Prakash N2,032·75th Tamil Nadu State OPEN Chess Championship 2025·R7·+9.5

2.[W]vsGokul Krishna S2,022·31st Tamil Nadu State Team Chess Championship 2025·R7·+9.3

3.[W]vsBadamundi Tapan1,933·Visalakshi- Arunachalam 9th SCS International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R7·+6.8

Top 3 losses

1.[L]vsNiroshan Thanikachalam1,623·31st Tamil Nadu State Team Chess Championship 2025·R3·-18.4

2.[L]vsK. Dhinesh Babu1,755·The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament·R3·-16.6

3.[L]vsAyyappan P Santhana Prabu1,919·Port city International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025·R7·-13.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament Open Swiss	Mar 2026	6/8	#17	1884	-16.8	▸
Port city International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025 Open Swiss	Oct 2025	7/9	#4	1995	+2.6	▸
Visalakshi- Arunachalam 9th SCS International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament Open Swiss	Jun 2025	6.5/8	#3	2050	+12.2	▸
31st Tamil Nadu State Team Chess Championship 2025 Open Swiss	Jun 2025	5.5/7	#6	1979	+2.2	▸
75th Tamil Nadu State OPEN Chess Championship 2025 Open Swiss	Jun 2025	7/9	#3	2085	+23.4	▸

Worst Elo result: The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament (-16.8 Elo, finished #17).

Rankings

/

India

#641

out of 26,549 players

Asia-Pacific

#2,932

in continent

World

#22,662

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

India

1	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,751
2	🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan	2,739
3	🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R	2,733
4	🇮🇳Gukesh D	2,732
5	🇮🇳Nihal Sarin	2,723
6	🇮🇳Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi	2,708
7	🇮🇳Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.	2,692
8	🇮🇳Harikrishna, Pentala	2,676
9	🇮🇳Pranav, V	2,657
10	🇮🇳Karthikeyan, Murali	2,648
...
641	🇮🇳Maheswaran, P.	2,034

Asia-Pacific

1	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,780
2	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,776
3	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
4	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,751
5	🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan	2,739
6	🇨🇳Ding, Liren	2,738
7	🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R	2,733
8	🇮🇳Gukesh D	2,732
9	🇻🇳Le, Quang Liem	2,731
10	🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, Ian	2,729
...
2932	🇮🇳Maheswaran, P.	2,034

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,840
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
3	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,788
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,780
5	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,776
6	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,767
7	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,759
7	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,759
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
10	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
22662	🇮🇳Maheswaran, P.	2,034