Murali Karthikeyan

🇮🇳 India

Age 27•Grandmaster

Murali Karthikeyan is a Grandmaster from India with a current classical FIDE rating of 2648. Murali Karthikeyan achieved a peak FIDE rating of 2669 in Sep 2025 (Age 26). Murali Karthikeyan is currently ranked #71 in the world and #9 in India. Murali's most popular opening is the Sicilian Defense.

FIDE RATING

2648

Classical

2648

Rapid

2522

Blitz

2521

Career Statistics

World Rank#71

Country Rank#9

Peak Rating2669 - Sep 2025 (Age 26)

Total Games1252

Wins599 (48%)

Draws419 (33%)

Losses234 (19%)

Active Years2008 - 2026

Similar Players

Rank

Name

Rating

#69Ray Robson2650

#70Kirill Alekseenko2648

#71Murali Karthikeyan2648

#72Frederik Svane2645

#73Alexander Grischuk2645

Top Openings

Opening

Games

Sicilian DefenseB90

Sicilian DefenseB22

Queen's Gambit DeclinedD37

Catalan OpeningE05

Petrov's DefenseC42

Last updated on March 02, 2026