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Ranjith, R.k.
🇮🇳FIDE 5018331· Male· India· Born in 1988
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R.k. Ranjith, a 38-year-old Indian player, is rated 1863. He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2000), Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000), and 1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Cat-A). Also played 5 rapid (including 1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Rapid)) and 3 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2010–2011) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2134 was reached at age 17 (Oct 2005).
At junior level, he reached #30, #29, #45 and #34 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1863
Standard
Rpd1788·Blz1738
All-time high
2134
−271 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 17
Oct 2005 · age 17
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#57,771
#57,771 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
57th Indian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1887
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+151 Elo)
1693 → 1844
Feb 2025
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1749 → returned at 1707
Feb 2020
2019
500 career games
at age 31
Jan 2019
2010
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2042 → returned at 2067
Mar 2010
2008
30th Indian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2097
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000)perf 2073 (+190) · 8/9 · #2
Top opponent
Best comeback
Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000)finished #2 (seeded #34 of 150)
Evolution
+25
1838 → 1863
Tournaments
5
43 games
Score
29/ 4367.4%
27W4D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMoudgil Himanshu1,714·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-B 1899 and Below)·R2·-14.0
2.[L]vsDharmesh Mukul D1,764·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2000)·R2·-13.4
3.[L]vsSoumyadeep Nath1,745·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-B 1899 and Below)·R7·-13.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #295 | 1747 | -23.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #21 | 1897 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8/9 | #2 | 2073 | +36.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #44 | 1912 | -13.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #12 | 1919 | +22.4 |
Worst Elo result: 17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-B 1899 and Below) (-23.6 Elo, finished #295).
Rankings
/
India
#1,366
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,864
in continent
World
#57,770
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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