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Gowtham, K K

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FIDEFIDE 5096545· Male· India· Born in 1995

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K K Gowtham, a 31-year-old Indian player, is rated 2081 — just 25 short of his peak of 2106 (May 2026, age 31) and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players, and in the top 8% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +250 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈31/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 23 months (2023–2025).

At junior level, he reached #68 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2081

Standard

Rpd1816·Blz1916

All-time high

2106

25 pts below
May 2026 · age 31

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#523 · Indian players · of 19,243

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+275 Elo)
1831 → 2106
May 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 31
May 2026
All-time peak 2106
at age 31 · −25 from today
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 31
Apr 2026
500 career games
at age 31
Apr 2026
2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1663 → returned at 1832
Feb 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Wellness Chess Tour GP4 Szentgotthard
perf 2783 (+733) · 6/6 · #2
Top opponent
vs Ozren BitiIM 2,267
Bled Chess Festival 2026 · Mar 2026 · +5.5 Elo
Evolution
+250
18312081
Tournaments
8
70 games
Score
47/ 7067.1%
37W20D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/9#1082023-24.6
Open Swiss
Mar 20266.5/9#52183+55.4
Swiss
Mar 20266/6#22783+43.8
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/9#312113+35.8
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/9#202006+15.0
Open Swiss
Aug 20258/9#12132+45.8
Open Swiss
Jul 20258/9#12188+68.8
Open Swiss
Jun 20255.5/9#181863+9.0
Worst Elo result: FE 3 Sardinia world chess - A (-24.6 Elo, finished #108).

Rankings

/
India
#523
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,356
in continent
World
#17,247
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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523🇮🇳Gowtham, K K2,081
Asia-Pacific
1
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6
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7
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8
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10
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