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Ajay Krishna, S
IM🇮🇳FIDE 5096430· Male· India· Born in 1999
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S Ajay Krishna, a 27-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2371 — just 30 short of his peak of 2401 (Nov 2021, age 22) and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 4 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and Reykjavik Open 2026. He took a 19-month break between Sep 2024 and May 2026. He reached Indian #81 in Apr 2022.
Awarded IM in 2021 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #10, #9, #10, #13, #56 and #52 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2371
Standard
Rpd2243·Blz2217
All-time high
2401
−30 pts below
Nov 2021 · age 22
Nov 2021 · age 22
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#127 · Indian players · of 19,102
Career timeline
25 entries2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2354 → returned at 2371
Sep 2024
2022
Peak Indian rank: #81
at age 23 · rated 2398
Apr 2022
2021
IM title awardedIM
at age 22 · 2021 3rd FIDE Council
Dec 2021
Crossed 2400
at age 22
Nov 2021
All-time peak 2401
at age 22 · −30 from today
Nov 2021
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 22
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+17
2354 → 2371
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
15/ 2365.2%
14W2D7L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsEdgar MamedovGM2,477·X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A·R8·+6.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKamilla RubinshteinWFM2,111·X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A·R3·-8.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #355 | 2173 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #36 | 2443 | +11.7 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #11 | 2477 | +16.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsV S RathanvelIM
🇮🇳IND·2492
+1 −5 =3
9 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsVisakh N RGM
🇮🇳IND·2532
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsHarsha BharathakotiGM
🇮🇳IND·2519
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsHarikrishnan.A.RaGM
🇮🇳IND·2519
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met May 2023
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vsNarayanan S LGM
🇮🇳IND·2569
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
India
#127
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#472
in continent
World
#2,209
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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