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Kunal, M.
FM🇮🇳FIDE 5018250· Male· India· Born in 1991
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M. Kunal, a 35-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2293 and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 14-month break between Oct 2002 and Jan 2004. Recent appearance: 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026. Also played 9 rapid (including Festival Caissa - Sceptre Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including Festival Caissa - Navaratna Blitz FIDE Rating Chess Tournanament) recently. His peak of 2394 was reached at age 24 (Dec 2015); he also reached Indian #67 in May 2014.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 33). Earned IM norms at 12th IGB Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open CC 2015 and 24th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai 2024. At junior level, he reached #10, #20, #12, #6 and #13 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2293
Standard
Rpd2251·Blz2201
All-time high
2394
−101 pts below
Dec 2015 · age 24
Dec 2015 · age 24
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#220 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
26 entries2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 34
Jan 2025
2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 33
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 32
Jul 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 32
Jul 2023
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 28
May 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 26
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
2303 → 2293
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #94 | 2224 | -9.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+1 −7 =10
18 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsP. PhoobalanFM
🇮🇳IND·2195
+4 −2 =11
17 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsS. Krishnan RamFM
🇮🇳IND·2046
+5 −5 =7
17 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsShyaam Nikhil PGM
🇮🇳IND·2435
+0 −4 =10
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsM. S. ThejkumarGM
🇮🇳IND·2358
+1 −9 =4
14 games·last met Dec 2015
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Rankings
/
India
#220
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#812
in continent
World
#4,338
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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