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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 1877 — just 13 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 +251 Elo over the past 12 months. 116 rated games in the past year (≈73/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
1877
Standard
Rpd1668·Blz1684
All-time high
1890
−13 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 13
Jan 2026 · age 13
Activity
70
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
97 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#140 · Indian players under 14 · of 3,809
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 · −13 from today
Jan 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 12
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
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
+267
1610 → 1877
Tournaments
11
99 games
Score
65/ 9965.7%
57W16D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsFecilika Fiance S1,452·1st Masters Cup International FIDE Rated Open Tournament 2025·R4·-33.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #18 | 1866 | +9.2 |
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 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/7 | #47 | 2018 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/11 | #128 | 1716 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #34 | 1879 | +52.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #63 | 1772 | +20.8 |
Worst Elo result: 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2000) (-123.2 Elo, finished #114).
Rankings
/
India
#1,275
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,388
in continent
World
#53,962
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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