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Lakshmi Narayanan M V
CM🇮🇳FIDE 5040647· Male· India· Born in 1984
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Lakshmi Narayanan M V, a 42-year-old Indian Candidate Master, is rated 2078 and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players, and in the top 8% worldwide. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent appearances: Friends chess club 1st international OPEN FIDE rated chess tournament for RVS Trophies- 2025 and United Educational Institutions and Coimbatore District Chess Association 1st International Fide rated open chess tournament 2025. Also played 3 rapid events (including Smart Chess Academy 2nd International Open FIDE RAPID Rated Chess Tournament Karur 2025) recently. He took a 15-month break between Jun 2017 and Oct 2018. His peak of 2225 was reached at age 31 (Aug 2015).
Awarded CM in 2020 (age 36).
Current rating
2078
Standard
Rpd1992·Blz2130
All-time high
2225
−147 pts below
Aug 2015 · age 31
Aug 2015 · age 31
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#532 · Indian players · of 19,102
Career timeline
21 entries2025
14th Indian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2113
May 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 41
Apr 2025
2024
1,000 career games
at age 40
Jul 2024
2022
13th Indian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2217
Apr 2022
2020
CM title awardedCM
at age 36
Nov 2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 36
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
United Educational Institutions and Coimbatore District Chess Association 1st International Fide rated open chess tournament 2025perf 2235 (+144) · 7.5/8 · #2
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
2091 → 2078
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
14/ 1782.4%
13W2D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsS Sakthinandhan1,832·United Educational Institutions and Coimbatore District Chess Association 1st International Fide rated open chess tournament 2025·R8·+3.7
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 6.5/7 | #6 | 2129 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 7.5/8 | #2 | 2235 | -3.8 |
Rankings
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India
#532
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,383
in continent
World
#17,519
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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