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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). 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
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#218 · Indian players · of 19,102
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
2304 → 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 |
Rankings
/
India
#218
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#814
in continent
World
#4,322
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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