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Karthikeyan Karanam
🇮🇳FIDE 547031522· Male· India· Born in 2017
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Karthikeyan Karanam, a 9-year-old Indian player, is rated 1442. He has slipped back 67 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament, "SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament, and Warrior Chess Academy International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament for Below 1800. Also played 7 rapid events (including NALLU Memorial 3rd International Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2024) recently. His peak of 1512 was reached at age 8 (Sep 2025).
At junior level, he reached #77 nationally in U8.
Current rating
1442
Standard
Rpd1538·Blz—
All-time high
1512
−70 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 8
Sep 2025 · age 8
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#205,445
#205,445 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2025
All-time peak 1512
at age 8 · −70 from today
Sep 2025
77th Indian U8 player
at age 8 · rated 1509
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 8
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 8
Aug 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 8
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1509 · at age 8
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournamentperf 2368 (+926) · 5/5 · #297
Top opponent
Evolution
-67
1509 → 1442
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
12.5/ 2648.1%
10W5D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSanthosh M1,575·12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R5·+27.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/5 | #297 | 2368 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #338 | 2077 | -50.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #99 | 1447 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: "SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament (-50.8 Elo, finished #338).
Rankings
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India
#15,937
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#46,802
in continent
World
#205,222
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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