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 #69 in the world and #10 in India. Murali's most popular opening is the Sicilian Defense.

FIDE RATING

2648

Classical

2648

Rapid

2530

Blitz

2511

Career Statistics

World Rank#69

Country Rank#10

Peak Rating2669 - Sep 2025 (Age 26)

Total Games1260

Wins603 (48%)

Draws422 (33%)

Losses235 (19%)

Active Years2008 - 2026

Similar Players

Rank

Name

Rating

#66Volodar Murzin2650

#68Radoslaw Wojtaszek2650

#69Murali Karthikeyan2648

#70Eltaj Safarli2648

#71Sam Shankland2647

Top Openings

Opening

Games

Sicilian DefenseB90

Sicilian DefenseB22

Queen's Gambit DeclinedD37

Catalan OpeningE05

Petrov's DefenseC42

Last updated on May 09, 2026