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Kulkarni, Vinayak

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FIDEFIDE 5021332· Male· India· Born in 1989

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Vinayak Kulkarni, a 37-year-old Indian player, is rated 1976 and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 3 years. 27 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Khannur Karnataka State FIDE Rated Open Chess Championship - 2025, AURIONPRO INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT, and 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A'). He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2005), 20 months (2005–2007), 23 months (2007–2009) and 12 months (2011–2012). His peak of 2268 was reached at age 27 (Sep 2016).

At junior level, he reached #70 and #98 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1976

Standard

Rpd2033·Blz2030

All-time high

2268

−292 pts below
Sep 2016 · age 27

Activity

34

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#816 · Indian players · of 19,243

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
38th Indian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1994
Jun 2025
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 29
Jun 2018
2016
84th Indian 20-35 player
at age 27 · rated 2268
Nov 2016
Best 12-month gain (+225 Elo)
2043 → 2268
Nov 2016
Crossed 2200
at age 27
Sep 2016
All-time peak 2268
at age 27 · −292 from today
Sep 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Arul Anandh S P K 2,144
Khannur Karnataka State FIDE Rated Open Chess Championship - 2025 · Jul 2025 · +4.5 Elo
Evolution
+10
1966 → 1976
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
6.5/ 881.3%
6W1D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Khannur Karnataka State FIDE Rated Open Chess Championship - 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20256.5/8#72000+10.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsO.T. AnilkumarFM
🇮🇳IND·1931
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2018
View head-to-head →
vsNiranjan NavalgundFM
🇮🇳IND·2183
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2016
View head-to-head →
vsLikhit Chilukuri
🇮🇳IND·1988
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsSiddayya Gavi
🇮🇳IND·1878
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2022
View head-to-head →
vsShyaam Nikhil PGM
🇮🇳IND·2435
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2022
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
India
#816
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,848
in continent
World
#31,483
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Asia-Pacific
1
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7
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8
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10
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1
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