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Nalan Arumugam S
🇮🇳FIDE 88118860· Male· India· Born in 2013
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Nalan Arumugam S, a 13-year-old Indian player, is rated 1868 — just 22 short of his peak of 1890 (Jan 2026, age 13) and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players under 14. He is climbing fast, having gained +293 Elo over the past 12 months. 107 rated games in the past year (≈72/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026, The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament, and 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2000). Also played 4 rapid (including GSF International Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated BLITZ Open Chess Tournament 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #99 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1868
Standard
Rpd1668·Blz1684
All-time high
1890
−22 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 13
Jan 2026 · age 13
Activity
69
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
107 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#130 · Indian players under 14 · of 3,637
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 13
May 2026
99th Indian U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1890
Jan 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1890
at age 13 · −22 from today
Jan 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 12
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Kamaraj College International FIDE Rated Tournament Below 1800perf 2449 (+559) · 8.5/8 · #2
Top opponent
Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026 · Apr 2026 · +10.2 Elo
Evolution
+242
1626 → 1868
Tournaments
13
114 games
Score
73.5/ 11464.5%
65W17D32L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsFecilika Fiance S1,452·1st Masters Cup International FIDE Rated Open Tournament 2025·R4·-33.3
2.[L]vsSri Vishnu A1,421·Smart Chess Academy 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R6·-30.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 13| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #41 | 1941 | +74.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/8 | #20 | 1944 | +30.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/9 | #114 | 1629 | -123.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 8.5/8 | #2 | 2449 | +108.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/8 | #43 | 1948 | +54.0 |
Worst Elo result: 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2000) (-123.2 Elo, finished #114).
Rankings
/
India
#1,296
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,685
in continent
World
#56,368
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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