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Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.
GM🇮🇳FIDE 5072786· Male· India· Born in 1999
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Chithambaram VR. Aravindh, a 27-year-old Indian Grandmaster, is rated 2692 and ranked 7th among Indian players, and 38th worldwide. He has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 79 rated games in the past year (≈102/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - MASTERS TOURNAMENT 2026, and Match within Al-Beruniy tournament Yakubboyev Standart. Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 5 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2749 was reached at age 26 (Apr 2025, World #11 at the time); he has been in the world top 100 for 33 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded GM in 2015 (age 16), IM in 2014 (age 15), and FM in 2011 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #6 in U20, World #4 in U18, World #4 in U16, World #4 in U14, World #3 in U12 and World #60 in U10.
Current rating
2692
Standard
Rpd2576·Blz2550
All-time high
2749
−57 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 26
Apr 2025 · age 26
Activity
81
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
79 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · Indian players · of 19,102
World top 100 since Dec 2023
World top 100 since Dec 2023
Career timeline
29 entries2026
33 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
longest streak 30 months · since Aug 2023
May 2026
2025
Peak Indian rank: #4
at age 26 · rated 2749
Apr 2025
Peak World rank: #11
at age 26 · rated 2749
Apr 2025
All-time peak 2749
at age 26 · −57 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2700
at age 25
Nov 2024
Crossed 2700
at age 25
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-57
2749 → 2692
Tournaments
14
79 games
Score
40/ 7950.6%
18W44D17L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsHans Moke NiemannGM2,725·PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - MASTERS TOURNAMENT 2026·R2·+5.5
3.[W]vsJorden Van ForeestGM2,705·PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - MASTERS TOURNAMENT 2026·R8·+5.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #52 | 2676 | -0.7 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #4 | 2751 | +6.4 |
Match | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | won | 2780 | +4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #75 | 2600 | -2.7 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4.5/13 | #13 | 2615 | -15.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #84 | 2593 | -3.0 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | R256 | 2385 | -8.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #38 | 2688 | +1.2 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2625 | -11.8 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #2 | 2799 | +3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNodirbek YakubboevGM
🇺🇿UZB·2689
+4 −6 =11
21 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsVisakh N RGM
🇮🇳IND·2532
+5 −4 =9
18 games·last met May 2024
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vsMurali KarthikeyanGM
🇮🇳IND·2648
+6 −7 =3
16 games·last met Feb 2019
View head-to-head →
vsErigaisi ArjunGM
🇮🇳IND·2751
+3 −6 =6
15 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsPraggnanandhaa RGM
🇮🇳IND·2733
+1 −5 =8
14 games·last met Apr 2030
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Rankings
/
India
#7
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#16
in continent
World
#38
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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