IMKulkarni Bhakti

IND Born 1992 (Age ≈34) Female
FIDE ID
5019516

About Kulkarni Bhakti

Bhakti Kulkarni was born in Goa in 1992 and won India's junior girls' championship in 2007 and 2009. She became Asian junior girls' champion in 2011. Her Woman Grandmaster title followed in 2012, and she won the Open Vysočina women's tournament in 2013. In 2016, she became Asian women's champion. Show more

Bhakti Kulkarni was born in Goa in 1992 and won India's junior girls' championship in 2007 and 2009. She became Asian junior girls' champion in 2011. Her Woman Grandmaster title followed in 2012, and she won the Open Vysočina women's tournament in 2013. In 2016, she became Asian women's champion. She subsequently won consecutive Indian women's championships in 2018 and 2019. Kulkarni earned the open International Master title in 2019. She also received India's Arjuna Award for her contribution to chess.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2307.0

Published FIDE

Rapid

2237

Published FIDE

Blitz

2172

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#3847
National rank · IND
#224
Women’s world rank
#148

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2429 Aug 2019
Recorded years
2003–2026
Archived games
339

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Rating history

FIDE rating history

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (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
201 2021-05-29 Women's Speed Chess Q2 chess.com INT 9 Kulkarni Bhakti Monika Socko Lost: 0-1 26 Open
202 2021-05-29 Women's Speed Chess Q2 chess.com INT 8 Rameshbabu Vaishali Kulkarni Bhakti Won: 0-1 70 Open
203 2021-05-29 Women's Speed Chess Q2 chess.com INT 7 Kulkarni Bhakti Mo Zhai Won: 1-0 51 Open
204 2021-05-29 Women's Speed Chess Q2 chess.com INT 6 Kulkarni Bhakti Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova Won: 1-0 45 Open
205 2021-05-29 Women's Speed Chess Q2 chess.com INT 5 Mukherjee Arpita Kulkarni Bhakti Won: 0-1 35 Open
206 2021-05-29 Women's Speed Chess Q2 chess.com INT 4 Meri Arabidze Kulkarni Bhakti Won: 0-1 40 Open
207 2021-05-29 Women's Speed Chess Q2 chess.com INT 3 Kulkarni Bhakti Mrudul Dehankar Won: 1-0 29 Open
208 2021-05-29 Women's Speed Chess Q2 chess.com INT 2 Kulkarni Bhakti Angela Franco Valencia Won: 1-0 42 Open
209 2021-05-29 Women's Speed Chess Q2 chess.com INT 1 Aisha Zakirova Kulkarni Bhakti Won: 0-1 57 Open
210 2021-05-29 Women's Speed Chess Q2 chess.com INT 13 Kulkarni Bhakti Polina Shuvalova Lost: 0-1 26 Open
211 2021-05-29 Women's Speed Chess Q2 chess.com INT 12 Kulkarni Bhakti Bibisara Assaubayeva Lost: 0-1 43 Open
212 2021-05-29 Women's Speed Chess Q2 chess.com INT 11 Karina Ambartsumova Kulkarni Bhakti Lost: 1-0 22 Open
213 2021-05-29 Women's Speed Chess Q2 chess.com INT 10 Vantika Agrawal Kulkarni Bhakti Won: 0-1 53 Open
214 2021-05-29 Women's Speed Chess Q2 KO chess.com INT 1.2 Kulkarni Bhakti Bibisara Assaubayeva Draw: 1/2-1/2 78 Open
215 2021-05-29 Women's Speed Chess Q2 KO chess.com INT 1.1 Bibisara Assaubayeva Kulkarni Bhakti Lost: 1-0 27 Open
216 2021-05-28 Women's Speed Chess Q1 chess.com INT 9 Elvira Berend Kulkarni Bhakti Lost: 1-0 47 Open
217 2021-05-28 Women's Speed Chess Q1 chess.com INT 8 Kulkarni Bhakti Irine Kharisma Sukandar Won: 1-0 36 Open
218 2021-05-28 Women's Speed Chess Q1 chess.com INT 7 Lilit Mkrtchian Kulkarni Bhakti Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
219 2021-05-28 Women's Speed Chess Q1 chess.com INT 6 Kulkarni Bhakti Le Thao Nguyen Pham Lost: 0-1 40 Open
220 2021-05-28 Women's Speed Chess Q1 chess.com INT 5 Kulkarni Bhakti Thi Kim Phung Vo Won: 1-0 41 Open
221 2021-05-28 Women's Speed Chess Q1 chess.com INT 4 Rameshbabu Vaishali Kulkarni Bhakti Lost: 1-0 45 Open
222 2021-05-28 Women's Speed Chess Q1 chess.com INT 3 Gabriela Antova Kulkarni Bhakti Won: 0-1 33 Open
223 2021-05-28 Women's Speed Chess Q1 chess.com INT 2 Kulkarni Bhakti Xueyi Li Won: 1-0 35 Open
224 2021-05-28 Women's Speed Chess Q1 chess.com INT 1 Aisha Zakirova Kulkarni Bhakti Won: 0-1 48 Open
225 2021-01-09 11th Sharjah Women Final lichess.org INT 9 Kulkarni Bhakti Evgeniya Doluhanova Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
226 2021-01-09 11th Sharjah Women Final lichess.org INT 8 Alina Kashlinskaya Kulkarni Bhakti Lost: 1-0 46 Open
227 2021-01-09 11th Sharjah Women Final lichess.org INT 7 Kulkarni Bhakti Yuliia Osmak Lost: 0-1 35 Open
228 2021-01-09 11th Sharjah Women Final lichess.org INT 6 Polina Shuvalova Kulkarni Bhakti Lost: 1-0 53 Open
229 2021-01-08 11th Sharjah Women Final lichess.org INT 5 Kulkarni Bhakti Monika Socko Won: 1-0 64 Open
230 2021-01-08 11th Sharjah Women Final lichess.org INT 4 Rout Padmini Kulkarni Bhakti Won: 0-1 45 Open
231 2021-01-08 11th Sharjah Women Final lichess.org INT 3 Kulkarni Bhakti Antoaneta Stefanova Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
232 2021-01-08 11th Sharjah Women Final lichess.org INT 2 Dinara Wagner Kulkarni Bhakti Won: 0-1 28 Open
233 2021-01-08 11th Sharjah Women Final lichess.org INT 1 Kulkarni Bhakti Saif Al-Ali Fatima Won: 1-0 38 Open
234 2021-01-07 11th Sharjah Women Prelim lichess.org INT 9 Kulkarni Bhakti Luong Phuong Hanh Lost: 0-1 73 Open
235 2021-01-07 11th Sharjah Women Prelim lichess.org INT 8 Khushi Choksi Kulkarni Bhakti Won: 0-1 24 Open
236 2021-01-07 11th Sharjah Women Prelim lichess.org INT 7 Kulkarni Bhakti Govhar Beydullayeva Won: 1-0 27 Open
237 2021-01-07 11th Sharjah Women Prelim lichess.org INT 6 Kulkarni Bhakti Nino Batsiashvili Won: 1-0 60 Open
238 2021-01-07 11th Sharjah Women Prelim lichess.org INT 5 Xeniya Balabayeva Kulkarni Bhakti Lost: 1-0 46 Open
239 2021-01-07 11th Sharjah Women Prelim lichess.org INT 4 Yu(HLJ) Hu Kulkarni Bhakti Won: 0-1 57 Open
240 2021-01-07 11th Sharjah Women Prelim lichess.org INT 3 Kulkarni Bhakti Inna Gaponenko Won: 1-0 41 Open
241 2021-01-07 11th Sharjah Women Prelim lichess.org INT 2 Kulkarni Bhakti Barbara Skuhala Draw: 1/2-1/2 78 Open
242 2021-01-07 11th Sharjah Women Prelim lichess.org INT 13 Keti Tsatsalashvili Kulkarni Bhakti Won: 0-1 60 Open
243 2021-01-07 11th Sharjah Women Prelim lichess.org INT 12 Kulkarni Bhakti Ekaterina Atalik Won: 1-0 30 Open
244 2021-01-07 11th Sharjah Women Prelim lichess.org INT 11 Anna Jakubowska Kulkarni Bhakti Lost: 1-0 83 Open
245 2021-01-07 11th Sharjah Women Prelim lichess.org INT 10 Lara Schulze Kulkarni Bhakti Won: 0-1 44 Open
246 2020-10-25 Asian Nat Cup Women Final chess.com INT 6.2 Kulkarni Bhakti Medina Warda Aulia Won: 1-0 59 Open
247 2020-10-24 Asian Nat Cup Women Final chess.com INT 4.2 Kulkarni Bhakti Bayarjargal Bayarmaa Won: 1-0 34 Open
248 2020-10-23 Asian Nat Cup Women Final chess.com INT 2.2 Kulkarni Bhakti Begimai Zairbek kyzy Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
249 2020-10-23 Asian Nat Cup Women Final chess.com INT 1.2 Begimai Zairbek kyzy Kulkarni Bhakti Won: 0-1 20 Open
250 2020-10-19 Asian Nat Online Cup Women chess.com INT 9.1 Nguyen Thi Mai Hung Kulkarni Bhakti Lost: 1-0 37 Open
  1. vs Monika SockoLost · 0-1White · 2021-05-29 · Round 9Women's Speed Chess Q2
  2. vs Rameshbabu VaishaliWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-29 · Round 8Women's Speed Chess Q2
  3. vs Mo ZhaiWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-29 · Round 7Women's Speed Chess Q2
  4. vs Gulrukhbegim TokhirjonovaWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-29 · Round 6Women's Speed Chess Q2
  5. vs Mukherjee ArpitaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-29 · Round 5Women's Speed Chess Q2
  6. vs Meri ArabidzeWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-29 · Round 4Women's Speed Chess Q2
  7. vs Mrudul DehankarWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-29 · Round 3Women's Speed Chess Q2
  8. vs Angela Franco ValenciaWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-29 · Round 2Women's Speed Chess Q2
  9. vs Aisha ZakirovaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-29 · Round 1Women's Speed Chess Q2
  10. vs Polina ShuvalovaLost · 0-1White · 2021-05-29 · Round 13Women's Speed Chess Q2
  11. vs Bibisara AssaubayevaLost · 0-1White · 2021-05-29 · Round 12Women's Speed Chess Q2
  12. vs Karina AmbartsumovaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-05-29 · Round 11Women's Speed Chess Q2
  13. vs Vantika AgrawalWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-29 · Round 10Women's Speed Chess Q2
  14. vs Bibisara AssaubayevaDraw · ½–½White · 2021-05-29 · Round 1.2Women's Speed Chess Q2 KO
  15. vs Bibisara AssaubayevaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-05-29 · Round 1.1Women's Speed Chess Q2 KO
  16. vs Elvira BerendLost · 1-0Black · 2021-05-28 · Round 9Women's Speed Chess Q1
  17. vs Irine Kharisma SukandarWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-28 · Round 8Women's Speed Chess Q1
  18. vs Lilit MkrtchianDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-05-28 · Round 7Women's Speed Chess Q1
  19. vs Le Thao Nguyen PhamLost · 0-1White · 2021-05-28 · Round 6Women's Speed Chess Q1
  20. vs Thi Kim Phung VoWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-28 · Round 5Women's Speed Chess Q1
  21. vs Rameshbabu VaishaliLost · 1-0Black · 2021-05-28 · Round 4Women's Speed Chess Q1
  22. vs Gabriela AntovaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-28 · Round 3Women's Speed Chess Q1
  23. vs Xueyi LiWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-28 · Round 2Women's Speed Chess Q1
  24. vs Aisha ZakirovaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-28 · Round 1Women's Speed Chess Q1
  25. vs Evgeniya DoluhanovaDraw · ½–½White · 2021-01-09 · Round 911th Sharjah Women Final
  26. vs Alina KashlinskayaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-01-09 · Round 811th Sharjah Women Final
  27. vs Yuliia OsmakLost · 0-1White · 2021-01-09 · Round 711th Sharjah Women Final
  28. vs Polina ShuvalovaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-01-09 · Round 611th Sharjah Women Final
  29. vs Monika SockoWon · 1-0White · 2021-01-08 · Round 511th Sharjah Women Final
  30. vs Rout PadminiWon · 0-1Black · 2021-01-08 · Round 411th Sharjah Women Final
  31. vs Antoaneta StefanovaDraw · ½–½White · 2021-01-08 · Round 311th Sharjah Women Final
  32. vs Dinara WagnerWon · 0-1Black · 2021-01-08 · Round 211th Sharjah Women Final
  33. vs Saif Al-Ali FatimaWon · 1-0White · 2021-01-08 · Round 111th Sharjah Women Final
  34. vs Luong Phuong HanhLost · 0-1White · 2021-01-07 · Round 911th Sharjah Women Prelim
  35. vs Khushi ChoksiWon · 0-1Black · 2021-01-07 · Round 811th Sharjah Women Prelim
  36. vs Govhar BeydullayevaWon · 1-0White · 2021-01-07 · Round 711th Sharjah Women Prelim
  37. vs Nino BatsiashviliWon · 1-0White · 2021-01-07 · Round 611th Sharjah Women Prelim
  38. vs Xeniya BalabayevaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-01-07 · Round 511th Sharjah Women Prelim
  39. vs Yu(HLJ) HuWon · 0-1Black · 2021-01-07 · Round 411th Sharjah Women Prelim
  40. vs Inna GaponenkoWon · 1-0White · 2021-01-07 · Round 311th Sharjah Women Prelim
  41. vs Barbara SkuhalaDraw · ½–½White · 2021-01-07 · Round 211th Sharjah Women Prelim
  42. vs Keti TsatsalashviliWon · 0-1Black · 2021-01-07 · Round 1311th Sharjah Women Prelim
  43. vs Ekaterina AtalikWon · 1-0White · 2021-01-07 · Round 1211th Sharjah Women Prelim
  44. vs Anna JakubowskaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-01-07 · Round 1111th Sharjah Women Prelim
  45. vs Lara SchulzeWon · 0-1Black · 2021-01-07 · Round 1011th Sharjah Women Prelim
  46. vs Medina Warda AuliaWon · 1-0White · 2020-10-25 · Round 6.2Asian Nat Cup Women Final
  47. vs Bayarjargal BayarmaaWon · 1-0White · 2020-10-24 · Round 4.2Asian Nat Cup Women Final
  48. vs Begimai Zairbek kyzyDraw · ½–½White · 2020-10-23 · Round 2.2Asian Nat Cup Women Final
  49. vs Begimai Zairbek kyzyWon · 0-1Black · 2020-10-23 · Round 1.2Asian Nat Cup Women Final
  50. vs Nguyen Thi Mai HungLost · 1-0Black · 2020-10-19 · Round 9.1Asian Nat Online Cup Women

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-17Open du Club ELO-Strasbourg (Oberhausbergen) 2026Classical4½
2026-10-10Rapide du Centenaire de Levallois-PotemkineRapid8½

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