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Sai Krishna G V

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FIDEFIDE 5028280· Male· Canada· Born in 1996

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Sai Krishna G V, a 30-year-old Canadian International Master, is rated 2454 and ranked 6th among Canadian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +55 Elo over the past 12 months. 95 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Canadian Closed, 2026 Championnat Ouvert de la Mauricie Section A, and Rilton Cup 2025-2026. Also played 5 rapid (including 2025 Montreal Open Rapid) and 5 blitz events (including 2025 Montreal Open Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 35 months (2011–2014), 23 months (2015–2017) and 44 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). He reached Canadian #6 in Mar 2026.

Competes for Canada since Feb 2024. Awarded IM in 2018 (age 22) and FM in 2007 (age 11). Earned a GM norm at Vezerkepzo GM Christmas 2023. At junior level, he reached World #89 in U20, World #57 in U18, World #23 in U16, World #9 in U14, World #14 in U12 and World #8 in U10.

Current rating

2454

Standard

Rpd2395·Blz2401

All-time high

2454

at best
Jun 2026 · age 30

Activity

80

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

100 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#6

#6 · Canadian players · of 1,718

Career timeline

26 entries
2026
All-time peak 2443
at age 30
Apr 2026
Peak Canadian rank: #6
at age 30 · rated 2440
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 29
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 28
Feb 2024
Switched federation: IND → CAN
at age 28
Feb 2024
2019
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 2405 → returned at 2396
Feb 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 NY Marshall Labor Day - GM A
perf 2555 (+134) · 6.5/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Ivan SaricGM 2,657
FE 3 Sardinia world chess - A · May 2026 · +2.6 Elo
Evolution
+75
2379 → 2454
Tournaments
12
108 games
Score
65/ 10860.2%
51W38D19L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDaniel DardhaGM2,602·FE 3 Sardinia world chess - A·R7·+7.0
2.[W]vsDi LiGM2,549·Rilton Cup 2025-2026·R5·+6.5
3.[W]vsHarsha BharathakotiGM2,526·2025 U.S. Masters·R4·+6.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

12 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1er Open International de Lecci - Open A (p2100)
Open Swiss
May 20264.5/9#382437+0.5
FE 3 Sardinia world chess - A
Open Swiss
May 20266/9#182514+10.5
2026 Canadian Closed
Swiss
Apr 20267/9#32416+0.1
2026 Championnat Ouvert de la Mauricie Section A
Swiss
Mar 20264.5/5#12506+3.4
Rilton Cup 2025-2026
Open Swiss
Dec 20255.5/9#242491+9.9
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20256/9#262511+15.0
2025 Fall CCC GM Norm Invitational (36) - A
Round-Robin
Nov 20255/9#42429+2.5
GM2_Festival saha "Bijeljina 2025"
Round-Robin
Oct 20254/9#82349-9.0
2025 NY Marshall Labor Day - GM A
Round-Robin
Aug 20256.5/9#12555+19.9
Championnat invitation du Quebec 2025
Round-Robin
Aug 20257.5/9#2—+19.7
Hot streak: 7 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsOlivier-Kenta Chiku-RatteIM
🇨🇦CAN·2350
+12 −4 =6
22 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNikita KraiouchkineCM
🇨🇦CAN·2147
+9 −4 =2
15 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsShawn Rodrigue-LemieuxGM
🇨🇦CAN·2533
+3 −8 =4
15 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsRenzo GutierrezFM
🇵🇪PER·2196
+7 −1 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsBator SambuevGM
🇨🇦CAN·2419
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings

/
Canada
#6
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#118
in continent
World
#977
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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62,454
8
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2,427
9
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2,419
10
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2,414
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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3
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4
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2,742
5
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6
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7
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2,696
7
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9
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10
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118🇨🇦Sai Krishna G V2,454
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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2,792
4
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4
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7
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8
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9
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9
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977🇨🇦Sai Krishna G V2,454