Murali Krishna

IND · 51 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1641 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)

Best performance: 1645 at 18th Adyar Times Open Chess Tournament(Best of 2018)

Classical rating

1639

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Aug 2013 · Inactive on FIDE’s list

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month

List	Rating	Change
Nov 2026	1639	0
Oct 2026	1639	0
Sep 2026	1639	0
Aug 2026	1639	0
Jul 2026	1639	0
Jun 2026	1639	0
May 2026	1639	0
Apr 2026	1639	+2
Mar 2026	1637	0
Feb 2026	1637	-3
Jan 2026	1640	0
Dec 2025	1640	+1

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

From 153 classical games on record, the latest on Oct 5, 2025.

Classical games since the November list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	23rd Adyar Times FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2025Oct 2, 2025 – Oct 5, 2025TPR 1629	5/8	1629

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 140 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2013–2025

#	Opponent	Rating
1,	R Venkataraman, Oct 2016 · 5th MSV Memorial FIDE Rated Chess Tournament	, 1855
2,	Ravi Kumar K, Jul 2015 · 5th St.Joseph's FIDE Rating	, 1759
3,	Sarath Chandra K, Jul 2016 · 3rd Arvind Durga Open	, 1617
4,	IM Karthik Rajaa, Oct 2014 · 3rd MSV FIDE Rating below 2200	, 1577
5,	M. Dhamodharan, Feb 2015 · rotary Chess King 2015	, 1563
6,	Selvamurugan B, Jan 2015 · Chennai Open 2014 below 1599 Cat C	, 1562
7,	Ashwath C S, Jan 2015 · Chennai Open 2014 below 1599 Cat C	, 1512
8,	Ananya V S, Oct 2025 · 23rd Adyar Times FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2025	, 1508
9,	Padmesh C K S, Oct 2025 · 23rd Adyar Times FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2025	, 1477
10,	Dharshan Gamesh, Oct 2025 · 23rd Adyar Times FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2025	, 1468

#	Opponent	Overall	Rating
1,	FM M. Vinoth Kumar, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2018 · 18th Adyar Times Open Chess Tournament	, 0/1	, 2149
2,	Hemanth Raam, Highest-rated meeting: Nov 2018 · 2nd Sri Raghavendra Open FIDE Rated	, 0/1	, 2037
3,	M Siddarth, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2015 · 4th MSV Memorial FIDE Rated - 2015	, 0/1	, 2020
4,	Jagadeesh Aaditya, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2015 · 5th St.Joseph's FIDE Rating	, 0/1	, 1984
5,	A.K. Jagadeesh, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2015 · 5th St.Joseph's FIDE Rating	, ½/1	, 1904
6,	Vijay Shreeram P, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2014 · 3rd MSV FIDE Rating below 2200	, 0/1	, 1869
7,	Logesh Kumar R, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2025 · 23rd Adyar Times FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2025	, 0/1	, 1863
8,	Yuvan Bharathi K S, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2018 · 18th Adyar Times Open Chess Tournament	, ½/1	, 1855
8,	R Venkataraman, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2016 · 5th MSV Memorial FIDE Rated Chess Tournament	, 1/1	, 1855
10,	Y Saranya, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2015 · First KCA FIDE Rating Chess Tournament	, 0/1	, 1818

Event timeline · Classical

18 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

Year	Games	Score	Avg opp	TPR
2025	7	4	1579	1629
2019	14	9½	1226	1359
2018	21	14½	1347	1488
2016	15	7½	1472	1472
2015	57	35½	1336	1423
2014	14	10	1262	1420
2013	9	5	1376	1419

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

23rd Adyar Times FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 20251629
Oct 2025Swissfederation source
Best of 2025Score 5/8Opp avg 1579Start 1641
Valliammal Memorial Below 1600 Rating Chess Tournament1357
Dec 2019 – Jan 2020Swissfederation source
Best of 2020Score 6/9Opp avg 1262Start 1448
Valliammai Memorial FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament1304
Dec 2019Swissfederation source
Best of 2019Score 5½/9Opp avg 1224Start 1448
2nd Sri Raghavendra Open FIDE Rated1369
Nov 2018Swissfederation source
#3 in 2018Score 4/7Opp avg 1319Start 1467
18th Adyar Times Open Chess Tournament1645
Sep – Oct 2018Swissfederation source
Best of 2018Score 5/7Opp avg 1520Start 1445
Gandhi - Kamaraj Memorial FIDE Rating1494
Jun 2018Swissfederation source
#2 in 2018Score 6½/8Opp avg 1243Start 1433
5th MSV Memorial FIDE Rated Chess Tournament1548
Oct 2016Swissfederation source
Best of 2016Score 5/8Opp avg 1498Start 1412
3rd Arvind Durga Open1406
Jul 2016Swissfederation source
#2 in 2016Score 4½/9Opp avg 1449Start 1414
4th MSV Memorial FIDE Rated - 20151316
Oct 2015Swissfederation source
#6 in 2015Score 4½/8Opp avg 1273Start 1440
17 KCF FIDE rated below 16001499
Sep 2015Swissfederation source
#3 in 2015Score 6½/9Opp avg 1333Start 1420
15th KCF FIDE Rated below 16001200
Aug 2015Swissfederation source
#7 in 2015Score 4½/9Opp avg 1200Start 1486
First KCA FIDE Rating Chess Tournament1443
Aug 2015Swissfederation source
#4 in 2015Score 6/9Opp avg 1348Start 1486
5th St.Joseph's FIDE Rating1632
Jul 2015Swissfederation source
Best of 2015Score 5½/9Opp avg 1589Start 1458
rotary Chess King 20151404
Jan – Feb 2015Swissfederation source
#5 in 2015Score 5½/8Opp avg 1302Start 1421
Chennai Open 2014 below 1599 Cat C1513
Jan 2015Swissfederation source
#2 in 2015Score 7/9Opp avg 1320Start 1421
3rd MSV FIDE Rating below 22001502
Oct 2014Swissfederation source
Best of 2014Score 6/9Opp avg 1309Start 1387
11th KCF FIDE Rating Chess tmt 16001367
Aug 2014Swissfederation source
#2 in 2014Score 6½/9Opp avg 1226Start 1391
05th KCF FIDE Rating Chess Tournament below 1600 rating1419
Jul 2013Swissfederation source
Best of 2013Score 5/9Opp avg 1376

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.