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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%

#804 · Indian players · of 19,102

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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Semetei Tologon teginIM 2,322
AURIONPRO INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT · Jun 2025 · +7.7 Elo
Evolution
-18
1994 → 1976
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
18/ 2766.7%
15W6D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Khannur Karnataka State FIDE Rated Open Chess Championship - 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20256.5/8#72000+10.6
AURIONPRO INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT
Open Swiss
Jun 20255.5/9#751973-3.4
21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A')
Open Swiss
Jun 20256/10#1031888-25.6
Worst Elo result: 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A') (-25.6 Elo, finished #103).

Rankings

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India
#804
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,849
in continent
World
#31,493
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
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2,729
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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7
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9
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10
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