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Vijay Karunanidhi
🇮🇳FIDE 547017392· Male· India· Born in 1995
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Vijay Karunanidhi, a 31-year-old Indian player, is rated 1518 — just 30 short of his peak of 1548 (May 2025, age 30). He has fluctuated between 1483 and 1548 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent appearance: Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800). Also played 8 rapid (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International RAPID FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026) and 2 blitz events (including 2nd MAHE BLR All-India Open FIDE Rated Blitz Chess Tournament-2026) recently.
Current rating
1518
Standard
Rpd1611·Blz1593
All-time high
1548
−30 pts below
May 2025 · age 30
May 2025 · age 30
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#178,714
#178,714 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 31
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 30
May 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 30
May 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 30
May 2025
All-time peak 1548
at age 30 · −30 from today
May 2025
First FIDE rating
1548 · at age 30
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournamentperf 1770 (+252) · 6/7 · #115
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
1530 → 1518
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
9.5/ 1755.9%
9W1D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMeenakshisundaram G1,436·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)·R5·+17.3
2.[W]vsKeshav Vinayak D1,454·1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R9·+16.4
3.[W]vsPrem S1,446·1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R6·+15.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsThean Iniyan S1,431·1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R3·-24.9
2.[L]vsKrupakar Boppuri E M1,403·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800)·R3·-24.5
3.[L]vsSrinith G1,439·1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R4·-24.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/7 | #115 | 1770 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #603 | 1622 | -11.6 |
Rankings
/
India
#10,003
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#34,659
in continent
World
#178,672
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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