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Muthukrishnan, Murali
🇮🇳FIDE 547085681· Male· India· Born in 1981
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Murali Muthukrishnan, a 45-year-old Indian player, is rated 1565 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 36th Abu Dhabi Chess Amateur, Chess Movement Classic Under 1800 Tournament-January 2026, and 34th Abu Dhabi Armature Chess Tournament. Also played 3 blitz events (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open) recently.
Previously known as Murali Muthukrishnan (until Jan 2026).
Current rating
1565
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1432
All-time high
1565
at best
May 2026 · age 45
May 2026 · age 45
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#159,653
#159,653 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1565
at age 45
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 45
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 45
Mar 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 45
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1542 · at age 45
Mar 2026
Renamed to Muthukrishnan, Murali
at age 45
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
9/ 1752.9%
7W4D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAbhishek Kumar Pateria1,471·Chess Movement Classic Under 1800 Tournament-January 2026·R5·+16.0
3.[W]vsNavadeep Saki Saravanan1,416·Chess Movement Classic Under 1800 Tournament-January 2026·R6·+13.0
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #22 | 1381 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #8 | 1570 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #95 | 672 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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India
#7,210
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#27,907
in continent
World
#159,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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