FMRishi Vijayakumar
- FIDE ID
- 2408953
About Rishi Vijayakumar
Rishi Vijayakumar developed through Dundee's Castlehill Chess Club and became a FIDE Master in 2025. At thirteen he was Scotland's sole entrant in that year's European Individual Championship, gaining experience against five grandmasters and two international masters. Show more
Rishi Vijayakumar developed through Dundee's Castlehill Chess Club and became a FIDE Master in 2025. At thirteen he was Scotland's sole entrant in that year's European Individual Championship, gaining experience against five grandmasters and two international masters. His domestic successes include winning the 2024 East Anglian Chess Union congress at Newmarket after a first-round draw and four consecutive victories. He also won the Glasgow qualifying event for the 2025 UK Blitz Championship.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 2026-04-12 | 26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 | Katowice POL | 5.76 | Vijayakumar,Rishi | Gokerkan,Cem Kaan | 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 102 | 2026-04-10 | 26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 | Katowice POL | 4.146 | Margaritis,Ioannis M | Vijayakumar,Rishi | 0-1 | 63 | Open |
| 103 | 2026-04-09 | 26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 | Katowice POL | 3.135 | Vijayakumar,Rishi | Janik,Igor | 0-1 | 53 | Open |
| 104 | 2026-04-08 | 26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 | Katowice POL | 2.63 | Nasuta,G | Vijayakumar,Rishi | 1/2-1/2 | 14 | Open |
| 105 | 2026-04-07 | 26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 | Katowice POL | 1.21 | Vijayakumar,Rishi | Was,Stanislaw | 1-0 | 22 | Open |
| 106 | 2026-04-05 | Fagernes GM Open 2026 | Fagernes NOR | 9.11 | Vijayakumar,Rishi | Umarov,Bekhruz | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 107 | 2026-04-04 | Fagernes GM Open 2026 | Fagernes NOR | 8.11 | Kaewpitakkun,Pantham | Vijayakumar,Rishi | 1/2-1/2 | 34 | Open |
| 108 | 2026-04-03 | Fagernes GM Open 2026 | Fagernes NOR | 7.14 | Vijayakumar,Rishi | Yakubbaeva,Nilufar | 1-0 | 62 | Open |
| 109 | 2026-04-02 | Fagernes GM Open 2026 | Fagernes NOR | 6.12 | Oksendal,Martin | Vijayakumar,Rishi | 1/2-1/2 | 22 | Open |
| 110 | 2026-04-01 | Fagernes GM Open 2026 | Fagernes NOR | 4.6 | Vijayakumar,Rishi | Ingebretsen,Jens E | 1/2-1/2 | 59 | Open |
| 111 | 2026-04-01 | Fagernes GM Open 2026 | Fagernes NOR | 5.12 | Kreken,Eivind Grunt | Vijayakumar,Rishi | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 112 | 2026-03-31 | Fagernes GM Open 2026 | Fagernes NOR | 3.17 | Vijayakumar,Rishi | Simonsen,David Mindestrommen | 1-0 | 23 | Open |
| 113 | 2026-03-30 | Fagernes GM Open 2026 | Fagernes NOR | 2.2 | Abdisalimov,Abdimalik | Vijayakumar,Rishi | 1-0 | 75 | Open |
| 114 | 2026-03-29 | Fagernes GM Open 2026 | Fagernes NOR | 1.19 | Vijayakumar,Rishi | Rasmussen,Jonas H | 1-0 | 22 | Open |
| 115 | 2026-03-07 | Budapest Spring Open 2026 | Budapest HUN | 9.27 | Vijayakumar,Rishi | Priansh,Das | 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 116 | 2026-03-06 | Budapest Spring Open 2026 | Budapest HUN | 8.29 | Bouska,Jiri | Vijayakumar,Rishi | 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
| 117 | 2026-03-05 | Budapest Spring Open 2026 | Budapest HUN | 7.25 | Egresi,M | Vijayakumar,Rishi | 1/2-1/2 | 45 | Open |
| 118 | 2026-03-04 | Budapest Spring Open 2026 | Budapest HUN | 6.33 | Vijayakumar,Rishi | Pham,Khoi | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 119 | 2026-03-03 | Budapest Spring Open 2026 | Budapest HUN | 5.36 | Vijayakumar,Rishi | Jakab,Bela | 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Open |
| 120 | 2026-03-02 | Budapest Spring Open 2026 | Budapest HUN | 4.43 | Uzdemir,Ali Poyraz | Vijayakumar,Rishi | 1/2-1/2 | 47 | Open |
| 121 | 2026-03-01 | Budapest Spring Open 2026 | Budapest HUN | 3.17 | Vijayakumar,Rishi | Abdisalimov,Abdimalik | 0-1 | 57 | Open |
| 122 | 2026-02-28 | Budapest Spring Open 2026 | Budapest HUN | 2.5 | Sargissyan,S | Vijayakumar,Rishi | 0-1 | 60 | Open |
| 123 | 2026-02-27 | Budapest Spring Open 2026 | Budapest HUN | 1.16 | Vijayakumar,Rishi | Tarhan,Adar | 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 124 | 2025-12-31 | 53rd Rilton Cup 2025-26 | Stockholm SWE | 5.19 | Eduardas Rozentalis | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1/2-1/2 | 34 | Open |
| 125 | 2025-12-27 | 53rd Rilton Cup 2025-26 | Stockholm SWE | 1.1 | Anton Demchenko | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 126 | 2025-12-19 | Wroclaw Open A 2025 | Wroclaw POL | 9.28 | Stanislav Kovalevsky | Rishi Vijayakumar | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 127 | 2025-12-18 | Wroclaw Open A 2025 | Wroclaw POL | 8.33 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Gurubaran Raghuraman | 1-0 | 51 | Open |
| 128 | 2025-12-17 | Wroclaw Open A 2025 | Wroclaw POL | 7.25 | Bruno Terkiewicz | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1-0 | 61 | Open |
| 129 | 2025-12-17 | Wroclaw Open A 2025 | Wroclaw POL | 6.28 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Saurabh Anand | 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 130 | 2025-12-16 | Wroclaw Open A 2025 | Wroclaw POL | 5.34 | Avadhoot Lokesh Bhakti Brahme | Rishi Vijayakumar | 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 131 | 2025-12-15 | Wroclaw Open A 2025 | Wroclaw POL | 4.27 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Katarzyna Dwilewicz | 0-1 | 48 | Open |
| 132 | 2025-12-15 | Wroclaw Open A 2025 | Wroclaw POL | 3.9 | Jakub Kosakowski | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1-0 | 72 | Open |
| 133 | 2025-12-14 | Wroclaw Open A 2025 | Wroclaw POL | 2.29 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Wiktoria Smietanska | 1-0 | 21 | Open |
| 134 | 2025-12-13 | Wroclaw Open A 2025 | Wroclaw POL | 1.4 | Tymon Jaworski | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 135 | 2025-12-03 | 15th London Classic Open | London ENG | 9.28 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Niels Willems | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 136 | 2025-12-02 | 15th London Classic Open | London ENG | 8.21 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Maciej Czopor | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 137 | 2025-12-01 | 15th London Classic Open | London ENG | 7.25 | Nicolas Brunner | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1/2-1/2 | 55 | Open |
| 138 | 2025-11-30 | 15th London Classic Open | London ENG | 6.33 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Kamila Hryshchenko | 1-0 | 72 | Open |
| 139 | 2025-11-30 | 15th London Classic Open | London ENG | 5.21 | Siva Mahadevan | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 140 | 2025-11-29 | 15th London Classic Open | London ENG | 4.35 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Oleg Verbytski | 1-0 | 75 | Open |
| 141 | 2025-11-28 | 15th London Classic Open | London ENG | 3.18 | Harry Grieve | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1-0 | 23 | Open |
| 142 | 2025-11-28 | 15th London Classic Open | London ENG | 2.34 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Billy Fellowes | 1-0 | 65 | Open |
| 143 | 2025-11-27 | 15th London Classic Open | London ENG | 1.4 | Pa Iniyan | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1/2-1/2 | 62 | Open |
| 144 | 2025-11-22 | UK Open Blitz Open Final | Leamington Spa ENG | 9.8 | Adam Collins | Rishi Vijayakumar | 0-1 | 59 | Open |
| 145 | 2025-11-22 | UK Open Blitz Open Final | Leamington Spa ENG | 8.2 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Gawain C B Maroroa Jones | 0-1 | 85 | Open |
| 146 | 2025-11-22 | UK Open Blitz Open Final | Leamington Spa ENG | 7.7 | Eldar Gasanov | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1-0 | 55 | Open |
| 147 | 2025-11-22 | UK Open Blitz Open Final | Leamington Spa ENG | 6.3 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Supratit Banerjee | 1-0 | 69 | Open |
| 148 | 2025-11-22 | UK Open Blitz Open Final | Leamington Spa ENG | 5.6 | Aaravamudhan Balaji | Rishi Vijayakumar | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 149 | 2025-11-22 | UK Open Blitz Open Final | Leamington Spa ENG | 4.4 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Peter K Wells | 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 150 | 2025-11-22 | UK Open Blitz Open Final | Leamington Spa ENG | 3.5 | Daniel Kozusek | Rishi Vijayakumar | 0-1 | 58 | Open |
- vs Gokerkan,Cem KaanLost · 0-126th ch-EUR Indiv 2026
- vs Margaritis,Ioannis MWon · 0-126th ch-EUR Indiv 2026
- vs Janik,IgorLost · 0-126th ch-EUR Indiv 2026
- vs Nasuta,GDraw · ½–½26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026
- vs Was,StanislawWon · 1-026th ch-EUR Indiv 2026
- vs Umarov,BekhruzWon · 1-0Fagernes GM Open 2026
- vs Kaewpitakkun,PanthamDraw · ½–½Fagernes GM Open 2026
- vs Yakubbaeva,NilufarWon · 1-0Fagernes GM Open 2026
- vs Oksendal,MartinDraw · ½–½Fagernes GM Open 2026
- vs Ingebretsen,Jens EDraw · ½–½Fagernes GM Open 2026
- vs Kreken,Eivind GruntLost · 1-0Fagernes GM Open 2026
- vs Simonsen,David MindestrommenWon · 1-0Fagernes GM Open 2026
- vs Abdisalimov,AbdimalikLost · 1-0Fagernes GM Open 2026
- vs Rasmussen,Jonas HWon · 1-0Fagernes GM Open 2026
- vs Priansh,DasWon · 1-0Budapest Spring Open 2026
- vs Bouska,JiriDraw · ½–½Budapest Spring Open 2026
- vs Egresi,MDraw · ½–½Budapest Spring Open 2026
- vs Pham,KhoiWon · 1-0Budapest Spring Open 2026
- vs Jakab,BelaDraw · ½–½Budapest Spring Open 2026
- vs Uzdemir,Ali PoyrazDraw · ½–½Budapest Spring Open 2026
- vs Abdisalimov,AbdimalikLost · 0-1Budapest Spring Open 2026
- vs Sargissyan,SWon · 0-1Budapest Spring Open 2026
- vs Tarhan,AdarLost · 0-1Budapest Spring Open 2026
- vs Eduardas RozentalisDraw · ½–½53rd Rilton Cup 2025-26
- vs Anton DemchenkoLost · 1-053rd Rilton Cup 2025-26
- vs Stanislav KovalevskyWon · 0-1Wroclaw Open A 2025
- vs Gurubaran RaghuramanWon · 1-0Wroclaw Open A 2025
- vs Bruno TerkiewiczLost · 1-0Wroclaw Open A 2025
- vs Saurabh AnandDraw · ½–½Wroclaw Open A 2025
- vs Avadhoot Lokesh Bhakti BrahmeWon · 0-1Wroclaw Open A 2025
- vs Katarzyna DwilewiczLost · 0-1Wroclaw Open A 2025
- vs Jakub KosakowskiLost · 1-0Wroclaw Open A 2025
- vs Wiktoria SmietanskaWon · 1-0Wroclaw Open A 2025
- vs Tymon JaworskiDraw · ½–½Wroclaw Open A 2025
- vs Niels WillemsWon · 1-015th London Classic Open
- vs Maciej CzoporLost · 0-115th London Classic Open
- vs Nicolas BrunnerDraw · ½–½15th London Classic Open
- vs Kamila HryshchenkoWon · 1-015th London Classic Open
- vs Siva MahadevanLost · 1-015th London Classic Open
- vs Oleg VerbytskiWon · 1-015th London Classic Open
- vs Harry GrieveLost · 1-015th London Classic Open
- vs Billy FellowesWon · 1-015th London Classic Open
- vs Pa IniyanDraw · ½–½15th London Classic Open
- vs Adam CollinsWon · 0-1UK Open Blitz Open Final
- vs Gawain C B Maroroa JonesLost · 0-1UK Open Blitz Open Final
- vs Eldar GasanovLost · 1-0UK Open Blitz Open Final
- vs Supratit BanerjeeWon · 1-0UK Open Blitz Open Final
- vs Aaravamudhan BalajiWon · 0-1UK Open Blitz Open Final
- vs Peter K WellsWon · 1-0UK Open Blitz Open Final
- vs Daniel KozusekWon · 0-1UK Open Blitz Open Final
FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | Scarborough Congress and Club Championship 2026 - Open | Classical | 4 |
| 2026-10-12 | Budapest One Week 2026 October IM-B | Classical | 6 |
| 2026-10-03 | First Saturday 2026 October - GM | Classical | 5½ |