What is Karthikeyan, J.'s FIDE rating?

Karthikeyan, J.'s current standard FIDE rating is 1914.

What is Karthikeyan, J.'s rapid rating?

Karthikeyan, J.'s current FIDE rapid rating is 1861.

What is Karthikeyan, J.'s blitz rating?

Karthikeyan, J.'s current FIDE blitz rating is 1885.

What is Karthikeyan, J.'s world ranking?

Karthikeyan, J. is currently ranked #44,697 in the world (standard rating).

What is Karthikeyan, J.'s ranking in India?

Karthikeyan, J. is currently ranked #1078 in India.

What is Karthikeyan, J.'s continental ranking?

Karthikeyan, J. is currently ranked #5,289 in their continent.

What is Karthikeyan, J.'s ranking in the 35-40 category?

Karthikeyan, J. is ranked #54 in India in the 35-40 age group.

What is Karthikeyan, J.'s all-time highest FIDE rating?

Karthikeyan, J.'s all-time peak standard rating is 1917.

When did Karthikeyan, J. receive their first FIDE rating?

Karthikeyan, J. first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2004.

Which federation does Karthikeyan, J. represent?

Karthikeyan, J. represents India (IND).

How old is Karthikeyan, J.?

Karthikeyan, J. was born in 1989 and is 37 years old.

When did Karthikeyan, J. reach their peak rating?

Karthikeyan, J. reached their peak standard rating of 1917 in 2025, at age 36.

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Karthikeyan, J.

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FIDE 5026849· Male· India· Born in 1989

J. Karthikeyan, a 37-year-old Indian player, is rated 1914 — just 3 short of his peak of 1917 (May 2025, age 36). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 26 months (2006–2008), 31 months (2010–2013), 16 months (2013–2014), 60 months (2014–2019) and 62 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000).

At junior level, he reached #83 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1914

Standard

Rpd1861·Blz1885

All-time high

1917

−3 pts below
May 2025 · age 36

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#44,698

#44,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries

2025

45th Indian 35-40 player

at age 36 · rated 1917

Sep 2025

All-time peak 1917

at age 36 · −3 from today

May 2025

100 career games

at age 36

May 2025

2020

Inactive for 62 months

paused at 1860 → returned at 1917

Feb 2020

2019

Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)

1838 → 1885

Dec 2019

2014

Inactive for 60 months

paused at 1838 → returned at 1884

Jun 2014

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Inactive period

COVID-19

FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Janaki S D 1,834

Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000) · Dec 2025 · +7.7 Elo

Evolution

-3

1917 → 1914

Tournaments

1

8 games

Score

5.5/ 868.8%

5W1D2L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsJanaki S D1,834·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000)·R6·+7.7

2.[W]vsSaniya Rafique Tadavi1,793·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000)·R4·+6.7

3.[W]vsRahan Ramesh1,759·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000)·R3·+5.8

Top 2 losses

1.[L]vsGoddeti Hima Tejaswini1,791·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000)·R8·-13.4

2.[L]vsSomaiya Shreyansh1,795·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000)·R7·-13.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000) Open Swiss	Dec 2025	5.5/8	#162	1891	-3.4	▸

Rankings

/

India

#1,078

out of 26,680 players

Asia-Pacific

#5,289

in continent

World

#44,697

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

India

1	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
2	🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan	2,739
3	🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R	2,735
4	🇮🇳Gukesh D	2,732
5	🇮🇳Nihal Sarin	2,723
6	🇮🇳Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi	2,708
7	🇮🇳Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.	2,692
8	🇮🇳Harikrishna, Pentala	2,676
9	🇮🇳Karthikeyan, Murali	2,661
9	🇮🇳Pranav, V	2,661
...
1078	🇮🇳Karthikeyan, J.	1,914

Asia-Pacific

1	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
1	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
3	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
4	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
5	🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan	2,739
6	🇨🇳Ding, Liren	2,738
7	🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R	2,735
8	🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, Ian	2,733
9	🇮🇳Gukesh D	2,732
10	🇻🇳Le, Quang Liem	2,731
...
5289	🇮🇳Karthikeyan, J.	1,914

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
44697	🇮🇳Karthikeyan, J.	1,914