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Krishnan, Varun
IM🇺🇸FIDE 5054508· Male· United States of America· Born in 1997
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Varun Krishnan, a 29-year-old American International Master, is rated 2405 — just 3 short of his peak of 2408 (Oct 2025, age 28) and sitting in the top 2% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2008–2009) and 23 months (2016–2018). Recent appearance: 2025 Cornerstone Chess Labor Day Invitational - GM. Also played 2 blitz events (including GM Sam Shankland Special Blitz) recently. He reached American #81 in May 2026.
Awarded IM in 2024 (age 27) and FM in 2015 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #71 in U16, World #93 in U14, World #48 in U12 and #15 and #12 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2405
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2301
All-time high
2408
−3 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 28
Oct 2025 · age 28
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#83 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
22 entries2026
Peak American rank: #81
at age 29 · rated 2408
May 2026
2025
Crossed 2400
at age 28
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2408
at age 28
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 28
Oct 2025
2024
IM title awardedIM
at age 27 · 2024 1st FIDE Council
Jul 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 26
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
2370 → 2405
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
7/ 1070.0%
5W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2025 | -3.4 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #2 | 2540 | +37.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEnrico SevillanoGM
🇺🇸USA·2280
+0 −1 =6
7 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsEugene YanaytFM
🇺🇸USA·2125
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2014
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vsAlexandre KretchetovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2119
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJoshua ShengGM
🇺🇸USA·2498
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsViacheslav TilicheevGM
🇷🇸SRB·2430
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Nov 2022
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Rankings
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United States of America
#83
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#179
in continent
World
#1,570
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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