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GK
Gowtham, K K
🇮🇳FIDE 5096545· Male· India· Born in 1995
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K K Gowtham, a 31-year-old Indian player, is rated 2106 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +275 Elo over the past 12 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PILSEN OPEN 2026 C - FIDE open, Wellness Chess Tour GP4 Szentgotthard, and Bled Chess Festival 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including Vojvodina Open Rapid 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Vojvodina Open Blitz 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012), 15 months (2018–2019), 39 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024).
At junior level, he reached #68 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2106
Standard
Rpd1816·Blz1916
All-time high
2106
at best
May 2026 · age 31
May 2026 · age 31
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#478 · Indian players · of 19,102
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+275 Elo)
1831 → 2106
May 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 31
May 2026
All-time peak 2106
at age 31
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 31
Apr 2026
500 career games
at age 31
Apr 2026
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1663 → returned at 1798
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+275
1831 → 2106
Tournaments
7
61 games
Score
43.5/ 6171.3%
34W19D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2183 | +55.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/6 | #2 | 2783 | +43.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #31 | 2113 | +35.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #20 | 2006 | +15.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 8/9 | #1 | 2132 | +45.8 |
Hot streak: 7 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
India
#478
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,076
in continent
World
#14,855
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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