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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 24 months (2023–2025). 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

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#184,579

#184,579 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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
2023
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1252 → returned at 1522
Jun 2023
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

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)
perf 1738 (+249) · 4/6 · #831
Top opponent
vs Saileash Raja Nagarajan 1,661
CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026 · Feb 2026 · +14.4 Elo
Evolution
-19
1522 → 1503
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9/ 1850.0%
9W0D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/4#2812500-0.2
Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/6#8311738-26.6
Worst Elo result: Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800) (-26.6 Elo, finished #831).

Rankings

/
India
#11,056
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#36,977
in continent
World
#184,525
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
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3
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2,735
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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2,661
9
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2,661
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11056🇮🇳Murukan, M.K.1,503
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
10
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2,731
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36977🇮🇳Murukan, M.K.1,503
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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184525🇮🇳Murukan, M.K.1,503