GMKarthik Venkataraman
- FIDE ID
- 25006479
About Karthik Venkataraman
Karthik Venkataraman was born in India in 1999 and began playing chess at seven. He became a GM in 2018. He won the Indian championship in 2022 after drawing with N. R. Visakh in the final round. At the 2023 World Cup he defeated Gregory Kaidanov before losing to Hikaru Nakamura. Show more
Karthik Venkataraman was born in India in 1999 and began playing chess at seven. He became a GM in 2018. He won the Indian championship in 2022 after drawing with N. R. Visakh in the final round. At the 2023 World Cup he defeated Gregory Kaidanov before losing to Hikaru Nakamura. He won his second national title in 2024 on tiebreak after sharing first place with Surya Shekhar Ganguly and Neelash Saha. Alongside chess, he pursued an MBA at SRM Institute of Science and Technology in Chennai.
FIDE rating history
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FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | Atyrau Open 2026 MASTERS | Classical | 3 |
| 2026-10-09 | 1. Schachbundesliga 2026-2027 Oktober 2026 | Classical | 1 |
Available Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 2026-04-05 | grenke Chess Open 2026 | Karlsruhe GER | 6.16 | Karthik,V4 | Collins,Adam | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 102 | 2026-04-05 | grenke Chess Open 2026 | Karlsruhe GER | 7.7 | Krastev,Alexander | Karthik,V4 | 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 103 | 2026-04-04 | grenke Chess Open 2026 | Karlsruhe GER | 4.3 | Karthik,V4 | Fedorovsky,M | 1/2-1/2 | 38 | Open |
| 104 | 2026-04-04 | grenke Chess Open 2026 | Karlsruhe GER | 5.1 | Stelmaszyk,Nico | Karthik,V4 | 1/2-1/2 | 47 | Open |
| 105 | 2026-04-03 | grenke Chess Open 2026 | Karlsruhe GER | 3.3 | Sanduleac,V | Karthik,V4 | 0-1 | 66 | Open |
| 106 | 2026-04-03 | grenke Chess Open 2026 | Karlsruhe GER | 2.6 | Karthik,V4 | Prunescu,C | 1-0 | 64 | Open |
| 107 | 2026-04-02 | grenke Chess Open 2026 | Karlsruhe GER | 1.7 | Gonzalez Perez,Jose Ramon | Karthik,V4 | 0-1 | 60 | Open |
| 108 | 2026-03-01 | Bundesliga 2025-26 | Munich GER | 8.2 | Karthik,V4 | Pechac,Jergus | 1-0 | 28 | Open |
| 109 | 2026-02-28 | Bundesliga 2025-26 | Munich GER | 7.2 | Vavulin,M | Karthik,V4 | 1/2-1/2 | 53 | Open |
| 110 | 2026-01-23 | Muscat Nights Int. 2026 | Muscat OMA | 9.4 | Umut Ata Akbas | Karthik Venkataraman | 1/2-1/2 | 34 | Open |
| 111 | 2026-01-22 | Muscat Nights Int. 2026 | Muscat OMA | 8.4 | Karthik Venkataraman | Adar Tarhan | 1/2-1/2 | 20 | Open |
| 112 | 2026-01-21 | Muscat Nights Int. 2026 | Muscat OMA | 7.7 | Mohammed Seder | Karthik Venkataraman | 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 113 | 2026-01-20 | Muscat Nights Int. 2026 | Muscat OMA | 6.1 | Karthik Venkataraman | Adham Kandil | 1-0 | 59 | Open |
| 114 | 2026-01-17 | Muscat Nights Int. 2026 | Muscat OMA | 4.4 | Adham Fawzy | Karthik Venkataraman | 1/2-1/2 | 54 | Open |
| 115 | 2026-01-17 | Muscat Nights Int. 2026 | Muscat OMA | 3.9 | Karthik Venkataraman | Parham Habibifard | 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 116 | 2026-01-16 | Muscat Nights Int. 2026 | Muscat OMA | 2.3 | Rafael Sharon | Karthik Venkataraman | 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 117 | 2026-01-15 | Muscat Nights Int. 2026 | Muscat OMA | 1.4 | Karthik Venkataraman | Ramtin Kakavand | 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 118 | 2025-12-30 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 17.108 | Karthik Venkataraman | Roman Shogdzhiev | 0-1 | 51 | Open |
| 119 | 2025-12-30 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 16.104 | Harshavardhan G B | Karthik Venkataraman | 1-0 | 59 | Open |
| 120 | 2025-12-30 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 15.9 | Karthik Venkataraman | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 51 | Open |
| 121 | 2025-12-30 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 14.63 | Shamsiddin Vokhidov | Karthik Venkataraman | 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 122 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 9.95 | Alexander Donchenko | Karthik Venkataraman | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 123 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 8.67 | Karthik Venkataraman | B. Adhiban | 0-1 | 56 | Open |
| 124 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 7.59 | Karthik Venkataraman | Guha Mitrabha | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 125 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 6.42 | Ruslan Ponomariov | Karthik Venkataraman | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 126 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 5.27 | Karthik Venkataraman | Gukesh D | 0-1 | 46 | Open |
| 127 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 4.43 | Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez | Karthik Venkataraman | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 128 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 3.59 | Karthik Venkataraman | Rudik Makarian | 1-0 | 22 | Open |
| 129 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 2.112 | Omer Salah Fates | Karthik Venkataraman | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 130 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 13.73 | Thanh Tu Tran | Karthik Venkataraman | 0-1 | 50 | Open |
| 131 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 12.64 | Karthik Venkataraman | Nodirbek Yakubboev | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 132 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 11.75 | Karthik Venkataraman | Omran Al Hosani | 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 133 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 10.102 | Havard Haug | Karthik Venkataraman | 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 134 | 2025-12-29 | World Blitz 2025 | Doha QAT | 1.27 | Karthik Venkataraman | Aleksandar Indjic | 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 135 | 2025-12-28 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 13.27 | Ray Robson | Karthik Venkataraman | 1/2-1/2 | 59 | Open |
| 136 | 2025-12-28 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 12.32 | Karthik Venkataraman | Alexander Donchenko | 1-0 | 63 | Open |
| 137 | 2025-12-28 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 11.51 | Alan Pichot | Karthik Venkataraman | 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 138 | 2025-12-28 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 10.28 | Karthik Venkataraman | Shanglei Lu | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 139 | 2025-12-27 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 9.32 | Maksim Chigaev | Karthik Venkataraman | 1/2-1/2 | 54 | Open |
| 140 | 2025-12-27 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 8.3 | Karthik Venkataraman | Xiangzhi Bu | 1/2-1/2 | 74 | Open |
| 141 | 2025-12-27 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 7.27 | Daniel Dardha | Karthik Venkataraman | 1/2-1/2 | 49 | Open |
| 142 | 2025-12-27 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 6.41 | Karthik Venkataraman | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 143 | 2025-12-26 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 5.56 | Karthik Venkataraman | Nils Grandelius | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 144 | 2025-12-26 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 4.41 | Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli | Karthik Venkataraman | 1-0 | 50 | Open |
| 145 | 2025-12-26 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 3.35 | Karthik Venkataraman | Rasmus Svane | 1/2-1/2 | 29 | Open |
| 146 | 2025-12-26 | World Rapid 2025 | Doha QAT | 2.31 | Hans Moke Niemann | Karthik Venkataraman | 1/2-1/2 | 59 | Open |
| 147 | 2025-12-07 | Bundesliga 2025-26 | Heimbach-Weis GER | 4.1 | Jakub Kosakowski | Karthik Venkataraman | 1/2-1/2 | 38 | Open |
| 148 | 2025-12-06 | Bundesliga 2025-26 | Heimbach-Weis GER | 3.2 | Karthik Venkataraman | Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 1-0 | 73 | Open |
| 149 | 2025-11-12 | FIDE World Cup 2025 | Goa IND | 4.2 | Karthik Venkataraman | Quang Liem Le | 0-1 | 68 | Open |
| 150 | 2025-11-11 | FIDE World Cup 2025 | Goa IND | 4.1 | Quang Liem Le | Karthik Venkataraman | 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |