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Muthaiah AL
IM🇮🇳FIDE 5092442· Male· India· Born in 1999
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Muthaiah Al, a 27-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2442 and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 127 rated games in the past year (≈107/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include DWZ-Match-Open Duesseldorf 2026, 11eme Open International d'Echecs de Noisiel 2026 - Open A (p2000 Elo), and Championnat International d'Echecs de Lyon Henri Rinck 2026. Also played 5 rapid events (including 1er Rapide International de Noisiel) recently. His peak of 2493 was reached at age 25 (May 2024, Indian #47 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2018 (age 19). Earned GM norms at GM Round Robin 2 RADNICKICHESS Yuly 2022 and First Saturday 2nd Edition March GM 2024. At junior level, he reached World #90 in U20 and #6, #7, #12, #31 and #83 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2442
Standard
Rpd2310·Blz2254
All-time high
2493
−51 pts below
May 2024 · age 25
May 2024 · age 25
Activity
132
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
128 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#74 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
25 entries2024
Peak Indian rank: #47
at age 25 · rated 2493
May 2024
All-time peak 2493
at age 25 · −45 from today
May 2024
2020
Re-crossed 2400
at age 21
Feb 2020
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2400 → returned at 2403
Feb 2020
2019
90th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2427
May 2019
2018
IM title awardedIM
at age 19 · 89th FIDE Congress 2018
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
2446 → 2442
Tournaments
15
119 games
Score
82.5/ 11969.3%
61W43D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #42 | 2432 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #41 | 2388 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2376 | +3.3 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #5 | 2416 | -0.9 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2473 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2467 | +5.5 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2453 | +7.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #90 | 2542 | +3.3 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #13 | 2482 | +7.1 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2457 | +6.0 |
Worst Elo result: 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft (-15.7 Elo, finished #96).
Most-Played Opponents
vsHarikrishnan.A.RaGM
🇮🇳IND·2519
+5 −6 =13
24 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSenthil Maran KIM
🇮🇳IND·2295
+7 −1 =7
15 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsVisakh N RGM
🇮🇳IND·2532
+7 −5 =3
15 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsS S Manigandan
🇮🇳IND·2160
+6 −0 =6
12 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsChithambaram VR. AravindhGM
🇮🇳IND·2692
+0 −10 =2
12 games·last met Aug 2023
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Rankings
/
India
#74
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#247
in continent
World
#1,104
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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