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Murukan, M.K.

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FIDEFIDE 5030412· Male· India· Born in 1959

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M.K. Murukan, a 67-year-old Indian player, is rated 1503. He has slipped back 48 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026, Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800), and 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'C'). He had 5 career breaks: 17 months (2009–2011), 19 months (2011–2012), 18 months (2014–2016), 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1804 was reached at age 49 (Jul 2008).

Current rating

1503

Standard

Rpd·Blz

All-time high

1804

301 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 49

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#183,544

#183,544 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
49th Indian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1543
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+301 Elo)
1250 → 1551
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1551 → returned at 1522
Mar 2024
2022
49th Indian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1242
Jul 2022
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1237 → returned at 1242
Feb 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 58
Dec 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/4#2812500-0.2
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/6#8311738-26.6
Open Swiss
Jun 20255/6#6901839-21.4

Rankings

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India
#10,999
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#36,797
in continent
World
#183,487
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
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2,751
2
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2,739
3
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2,733
4
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2,732
5
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2,723
6
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2,708
7
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2,692
8
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2,676
9
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2,657
10
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2,648
...
10999🇮🇳Murukan, M.K.1,503
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
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2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
8
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
...
36797🇮🇳Murukan, M.K.1,503
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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183487🇮🇳Murukan, M.K.1,503