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Barath Raj Matchakalai
🇮🇳FIDE 88103129· Male· India· Born in 2007
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Barath Raj Matchakalai, a 19-year-old Indian player, is rated 1720 — just 26 short of his peak of 1746 (Nov 2025, age 18). He is progressing steadily with +72 Elo over the past 12 months. 84 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament, Akshaya Institutions 4th International Fide rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2026, and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800). Also played 2 rapid (including GSF International Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently.
Current rating
1720
Standard
Rpd1675·Blz1551
All-time high
1746
−26 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 18
Nov 2025 · age 18
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#102,783
#102,783 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
100 career games
at age 19
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1746
at age 18 · −26 from today
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+446 Elo)
1168 → 1614
Feb 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 18
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
GSF International FIDE Rated (Below 1800) Chess Tournament 2025perf 1921 (+232) · 7/8 · #11
Top opponent
Evolution
+72
1648 → 1720
Tournaments
8
71 games
Score
50.5/ 7171.1%
44W13D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGnanasekar .G1,693·Akshaya Institutions 2nd International FIDE rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2025·R9·+17.8
2.[W]vsShravan Karthik J1,666·Little England 5th International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025·R5·+16.3
3.[W]vsGopinath M1,652·Little England 5th International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025·R4·+15.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #135 | 1915 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/8 | #65 | 1761 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/9 | #9 | 1903 | +31.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #219 | 1673 | -29.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #56 | 1665 | -33.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7.5/9 | #5 | 1831 | +27.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7.5/9 | #4 | 1838 | +59.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/8 | #11 | 1921 | +59.6 |
Worst Elo result: Little England 5th International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025 (-33.8 Elo, finished #56).
Rankings
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India
#2,863
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#13,566
in continent
World
#102,781
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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