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Krishna, Udupa
🇮🇳FIDE 5014875· Male· India· Born in 1966
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Udupa Krishna, a 60-year-old Indian player, is rated 1679. He has slipped back 56 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearances: 19th AICFB National Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2026 and AICFB South Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged 2025. He had 6 career breaks: 17 months (2002–2003), 26 months (2004–2007), 14 months (2007–2008), 15 months (2009–2010), 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2117 was reached at age 36 (Apr 2002).
Competes as a man since 2012.
Current rating
1679
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2117
−438 pts below
Apr 2002 · age 36
Apr 2002 · age 36
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#117,510
#117,510 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1624 → 1740
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1566 → returned at 1735
Jan 2024
2022
9th Indian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1664
May 2022
2020
37th Indian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1733
Apr 2020
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1733 → returned at 1664
May 2019
2012
Competes as male
at age 46
Sep 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
AICFB South Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged 2025perf 2350 (+624) · 6/6 · #14
Top opponent
Evolution
-56
1735 → 1679
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
9.5/ 1755.9%
7W5D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGaurav Kumar1,666·19th AICFB National Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2026·R8·+9.6
2.[W]vsAkhilesh K. Srivastava1,603·19th AICFB National Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2026·R2·+7.8
3.[W]vsShivanagouda N M1,607·AICFB South Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged 2025·R8·+6.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSelvakumar Shanmugasamy1,537·AICFB South Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged 2025·R2·-15.0
2.[L]vsJohn Harris Sujin1,576·19th AICFB National Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2026·R9·-12.9
3.[L]vsSolanki Pragnesh1,591·19th AICFB National Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2026·R5·-12.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/9 | #38 | 1537 | -47.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/6 | #14 | 2350 | -9.0 |
Worst Elo result: 19th AICFB National Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2026 (-47.0 Elo, finished #38).
Most-Played Opponents
vsAshwin K Makwana
🇮🇳IND·1822
+5 −6 =5
16 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsSwapnil Shah
🇮🇳IND·1746
+6 −0 =8
14 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsSoundarya Kumar Pradhan
🇮🇳IND·1944
+5 −5 =3
13 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsGangolli Kishan
🇮🇳IND·2052
+0 −4 =8
12 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsMarimuthu K
🇮🇳IND·1759
+3 −2 =6
11 games·last met Dec 2023
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Rankings
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India
#3,577
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#16,468
in continent
World
#117,505
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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