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: 2026-11-10 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 2025-11-09 | FIDE World Cup 2025 | Goa IND | 3.4 | Bogdan-Daniel Deac | Karthik Venkataraman | 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 152 | 2025-11-09 | FIDE World Cup 2025 | Goa IND | 3.3 | Karthik Venkataraman | Bogdan-Daniel Deac | 1/2-1/2 | 68 | Open |
| 153 | 2025-11-08 | FIDE World Cup 2025 | Goa IND | 3.2 | Bogdan-Daniel Deac | Karthik Venkataraman | 1/2-1/2 | 40 | Open |
| 154 | 2025-11-07 | FIDE World Cup 2025 | Goa IND | 3.1 | Karthik Venkataraman | Bogdan-Daniel Deac | 1/2-1/2 | 65 | Open |
| 155 | 2025-11-05 | FIDE World Cup 2025 | Goa IND | 2.2 | Chithambaram VR. Aravindh | Karthik Venkataraman | 0-1 | 89 | Open |
| 156 | 2025-11-04 | FIDE World Cup 2025 | Goa IND | 2.1 | Karthik Venkataraman | Chithambaram VR. Aravindh | 1/2-1/2 | 55 | Open |
| 157 | 2025-11-02 | FIDE World Cup 2025 | Goa IND | 1.2 | Karthik Venkataraman | Roberto Garcia Pantoja | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 158 | 2025-11-01 | FIDE World Cup 2025 | Goa IND | 1.1 | Roberto Garcia Pantoja | Karthik Venkataraman | 1/2-1/2 | 27 | Open |
| 159 | 2025-10-12 | Fagernes GM Swiss Aut | Fagernes NOR | 9.5 | Karthik Venkataraman | Eivind Grunt Kreken | 1-0 | 91 | Open |
| 160 | 2025-10-11 | Fagernes GM Swiss Aut | Fagernes NOR | 8.4 | Karthik Venkataraman | Mads Vestby-Ellingsen | 1/2-1/2 | 61 | Open |
| 161 | 2025-10-10 | Fagernes GM Swiss Aut | Fagernes NOR | 7.1 | Abdimalik Abdisalimov | Karthik Venkataraman | 1-0 | 72 | Open |
| 162 | 2025-10-09 | Fagernes GM Swiss Aut | Fagernes NOR | 6.3 | Harshavardhan G B | Karthik Venkataraman | 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 163 | 2025-10-08 | Fagernes GM Swiss Aut | Fagernes NOR | 5.3 | Karthik Venkataraman | V S Rathanvel | 1/2-1/2 | 15 | Open |
| 164 | 2025-10-08 | Fagernes GM Swiss Aut | Fagernes NOR | 4.4 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Karthik Venkataraman | 0-1 | 51 | Open |
| 165 | 2025-10-07 | Fagernes GM Swiss Aut | Fagernes NOR | 3.1 | Karthik Venkataraman | Aksel Bu Kvaloy | 0-1 | 27 | Open |
| 166 | 2025-10-06 | Fagernes GM Swiss Aut | Fagernes NOR | 2.1 | Linus Johansson | Karthik Venkataraman | 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 167 | 2025-10-05 | Fagernes GM Swiss Aut | Fagernes NOR | 1.2 | Karthik Venkataraman | Ward Al-Tarboush | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 168 | 2025-09-28 | TCh-ROU Superliga 2025 | Eforie Nord ROU | 9.19 | Momchil Petkov | Karthik Venkataraman | 0-1 | 61 | Open |
| 169 | 2025-09-27 | TCh-ROU Superliga 2025 | Eforie Nord ROU | 8.13 | Karthik Venkataraman | Narayanan S L | 1/2-1/2 | 48 | Open |
| 170 | 2025-09-26 | TCh-ROU Superliga 2025 | Eforie Nord ROU | 7.13 | Jegor Lashkin | Karthik Venkataraman | 1/2-1/2 | 86 | Open |
| 171 | 2025-09-25 | TCh-ROU Superliga 2025 | Eforie Nord ROU | 6.19 | Karthik Venkataraman | Vitaly Sivuk | 0-1 | 73 | Open |
| 172 | 2025-09-24 | TCh-ROU Superliga 2025 | Eforie Nord ROU | 5.7 | Iulian Baltag | Karthik Venkataraman | 1/2-1/2 | 58 | Open |
| 173 | 2025-09-23 | TCh-ROU Superliga 2025 | Eforie Nord ROU | 4.25 | Karthik Venkataraman | Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu | 1/2-1/2 | 32 | Open |
| 174 | 2025-09-22 | TCh-ROU Superliga 2025 | Eforie Nord ROU | 3.1 | Karthik Venkataraman | Vahap Sanal | 1/2-1/2 | 53 | Open |
| 175 | 2025-09-21 | TCh-ROU Superliga 2025 | Eforie Nord ROU | 2.25 | Andrey Sumets | Karthik Venkataraman | 0-1 | 25 | Open |
| 176 | 2025-09-20 | TCh-ROU Superliga 2025 | Eforie Nord ROU | 1.7 | Karthik Venkataraman | V Pranav | 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Open |
| 177 | 2025-09-01 | Fujairah Global Masters | Fujairah City UAE | 9.2 | Daniyal Sapenov | Karthik Venkataraman | 0-1 | 46 | Open |
| 178 | 2025-08-31 | Fujairah Global Masters | Fujairah City UAE | 8.2 | Karthik Venkataraman | Nico Chasin | 1/2-1/2 | 78 | Open |
| 179 | 2025-08-30 | Fujairah Global Masters | Fujairah City UAE | 7.1 | Brewington Hardaway | Karthik Venkataraman | 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 180 | 2025-08-29 | Fujairah Global Masters | Fujairah City UAE | 6.3 | Karthik Venkataraman | Prraneeth Vuppala | 1-0 | 61 | Open |
| 181 | 2025-08-28 | Fujairah Global Masters | Fujairah City UAE | 5.9 | Atilla Kuru | Karthik Venkataraman | 0-1 | 76 | Open |
| 182 | 2025-08-27 | Fujairah Global Masters | Fujairah City UAE | 4.21 | Karthik Venkataraman | Zilong Yang | 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 183 | 2025-08-27 | Fujairah Global Masters | Fujairah City UAE | 3.17 | Kim Yew Chan | Karthik Venkataraman | 1/2-1/2 | 61 | Open |
| 184 | 2025-08-26 | Fujairah Global Masters | Fujairah City UAE | 2.2 | Karthik Venkataraman | Arad Nazari | 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Open |
| 185 | 2025-08-25 | Fujairah Global Masters | Fujairah City UAE | 1.2 | Garv Gaur | Karthik Venkataraman | 0-1 | 90 | Open |
| 186 | 2025-08-19 | 31st Abu Dhabi Masters | Abu Dhabi UAE | 5.21 | Karthik Venkataraman | Kushagra Mohan | 1/2-1/2 | 49 | Open |
| 187 | 2025-08-18 | 31st Abu Dhabi Masters | Abu Dhabi UAE | 4.19 | Karthik Venkataraman | Daaevik Wadhawan | 1/2-1/2 | 33 | Open |
| 188 | 2025-08-17 | 31st Abu Dhabi Masters | Abu Dhabi UAE | 3.32 | Vantika Agrawal | Karthik Venkataraman | 0-1 | 51 | Open |
| 189 | 2025-08-16 | 31st Abu Dhabi Masters | Abu Dhabi UAE | 2.38 | Karthik Venkataraman | Raahul V S | 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Open |
| 190 | 2025-08-15 | 31st Abu Dhabi Masters | Abu Dhabi UAE | 1.12 | Stanislav Bukreev | Karthik Venkataraman | 1/2-1/2 | 25 | Open |
| 191 | 2025-08-01 | Romania GP Brasov 2025 | Brasov ROU | 9.1 | Karthik Venkataraman | Srihari L | 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 192 | 2025-07-31 | Romania GP Brasov 2025 | Brasov ROU | 8.1 | Felix-Antonio Ilinca | Karthik Venkataraman | 0-1 | 67 | Open |
| 193 | 2025-07-30 | Romania GP Brasov 2025 | Brasov ROU | 7.1 | Karthik Venkataraman | Titas Stremavicius | 1/2-1/2 | 18 | Open |
| 194 | 2025-07-29 | Romania GP Brasov 2025 | Brasov ROU | 6.2 | Karthik Venkataraman | Filip Magold | 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 195 | 2025-07-29 | Romania GP Brasov 2025 | Brasov ROU | 5.1 | Pranesh M | Karthik Venkataraman | 1/2-1/2 | 26 | Open |
| 196 | 2025-07-28 | Romania GP Brasov 2025 | Brasov ROU | 4.1 | Pouya Idani | Karthik Venkataraman | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 197 | 2025-07-27 | Romania GP Brasov 2025 | Brasov ROU | 3.4 | Karthik Venkataraman | Matei-Andrei Coicev | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 198 | 2025-07-27 | Romania GP Brasov 2025 | Brasov ROU | 2.4 | Anastasiia Hnatyshyn | Karthik Venkataraman | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 199 | 2025-07-26 | Romania GP Brasov 2025 | Brasov ROU | 1.6 | Karthik Venkataraman | Cristian-Gabriel Voiteanu | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 200 | 2025-07-24 | 58th Biel Master Open | Biel SUI | 10.2 | Karthik Venkataraman | Pranesh M | 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |