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Genkeswaran, Genivan
FM🇲🇾FIDE 5754496· Male· Malaysia· Born in 2009
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Genivan Genkeswaran, a 17-year-old Malaysian FIDE Master, is rated 2164 and ranked 16th among Malaysian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 103 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (OPEN), NATIONAL JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - Open, and Eastern Asia Juniors and Girls 2025 - Open. Also played 7 rapid (including 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Rapid U16) and 11 blitz events (including HKCCFL International Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2257 was reached at age 17 (Jan 2026); he also reached Malaysian #9 in Sep 2024.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 16) and CM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #2, #3, #3, #30 and #21 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2164
Standard
Rpd1968·Blz2030
All-time high
2257
−93 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 17
Jan 2026 · age 17
Activity
73
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
103 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · Malaysian players · of 1,243
Career timeline
17 entries2026
2nd Malaysian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2257
Jan 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 17
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2257
at age 17 · −93 from today
Jan 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
Dec 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 16
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+40
2124 → 2164
Tournaments
11
96 games
Score
60/ 9662.5%
49W22D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsRee Herng ShenCM1,897·CHESS HUB - MCF MALAYSIAN MASTERS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Open)·R4·-31.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #11 | 2044 | -77.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/8 | #3 | 2038 | -16.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #10 | 2143 | +22.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #14 | 2264 | +99.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #36 | 2053 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7.5/8 | #3 | 2468 | +98.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/8 | #65 | 2135 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2069 | +27.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsUzair Shahar
🇲🇾MAS·2189
+3 −7 =0
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsRittesh Muraley
🇲🇾MAS·2119
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAhmad Abid Abdul Hamid
🇲🇾MAS·1778
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLik Zang LyeFM
🇲🇾MAS·2235
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsKavin MohanFM
🇲🇾MAS·2244
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Malaysia
#16
out of 2,185 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,555
in continent
World
#10,296
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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