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Harikrishnan.A.Ra
GM🇮🇳FIDE 5081483· Male· India· Born in 2001
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Harikrishnan.A.Ra, a 25-year-old Indian Grandmaster, is rated 2519 — just 17 short of his peak of 2536 (Nov 2025, age 24) and ranked 40th among Indian players, and 458th worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +52 Elo over the past 12 months. 179 rated games in the past year (≈107/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Manisa Metropolitan Municipality 2nd Mesir International Open Chess Tournament - A, 4th International Open Chess Tournament Pafos Cyprus Group A, and International tournament Mikis Theodorakis 2026 A. Also played 11 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 7 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #394 in Nov 2025.
Awarded GM in 2025 (age 24) and IM in 2018 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #67 in U20, World #45 in U18, World #79 in U16, World #8 in U14, World #86 in U12, World #70 in U10 and World #12 in U8.
Current rating
2519
Standard
Rpd2388·Blz2377
All-time high
2536
−17 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 24
Nov 2025 · age 24
Activity
127
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
120 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#40
#40 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
27 entries2025
Peak Indian rank: #31
at age 24 · rated 2536
Nov 2025
Peak World rank: #394
at age 24 · rated 2536
Nov 2025
GM title awardedGM
at age 24 · 2025 3rd FIDE Council
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2536
at age 24 · −17 from today
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 24
Aug 2025
2024
Crossed 2500
at age 23
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+54
2465 → 2519
Tournaments
12
102 games
Score
75/ 10273.5%
58W34D10L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsVladimir HamiteviciGM2,434·4th International Open Chess Tournament Pafos Cyprus Group A·R8·+3.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHasan AtisCM2,083·Manisa Metropolitan Municipality 2nd Mesir International Open Chess Tournament - A·R3·-9.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #6 | 2416 | -7.1 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2608 | +10.7 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2463 | +0.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/4 | #98 | 2168 | -16.1 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/8 | #5 | 2497 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2638 | +12.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2472 | +1.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMuthaiah ALIM
🇮🇳IND·2442
+6 −5 =13
24 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSenthil Maran KIM
🇮🇳IND·2295
+5 −5 =4
14 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsBarath Kalyan MCM
🇮🇳IND·2175
+6 −3 =4
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsHemanth Raam
🇮🇳IND·2249
+6 −3 =3
12 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+3 −2 =5
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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India
#40
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#116
in continent
World
#458
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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