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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 2025-11-22 | UK Open Blitz Open Final | Leamington Spa ENG | 2.5 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Stanley Badacsonyi | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 152 | 2025-11-22 | UK Open Blitz Open Final | Leamington Spa ENG | 15.6 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Svyatoslav Bazakutsa | 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 153 | 2025-11-22 | UK Open Blitz Open Final | Leamington Spa ENG | 14.3 | Shriaansh Ganti | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1/2-1/2 | 37 | Open |
| 154 | 2025-11-22 | UK Open Blitz Open Final | Leamington Spa ENG | 13.7 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Frederick Waldhausen Gordon | 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 155 | 2025-11-22 | UK Open Blitz Open Final | Leamington Spa ENG | 12.2 | Maciej Czopor | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1-0 | 62 | Open |
| 156 | 2025-11-22 | UK Open Blitz Open Final | Leamington Spa ENG | 11.8 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Daniel W Gormally | 0-1 | 71 | Open |
| 157 | 2025-11-22 | UK Open Blitz Open Final | Leamington Spa ENG | 10.1 | Lorin D`Costa | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1-0 | 28 | Open |
| 158 | 2025-11-22 | UK Open Blitz Open Final | Leamington Spa ENG | 1.4 | Siva Mahadevan | Rishi Vijayakumar | 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 159 | 2025-11-02 | 4NCL Div 2 2025-26 | England ENG | 2.12 | Vijayakumar,Rishi | Rawlinson,A | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 160 | 2025-11-01 | 4NCL Div 2 2025-26 | England ENG | 1.12 | Sivanandan,Bodhana | Vijayakumar,Rishi | 1/2-1/2 | 48 | Open |
| 161 | 2025-10-31 | Coventry Int. Open 2025 | Coventry ENG | 9.7 | Aditya Verma | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1/2-1/2 | 28 | Open |
| 162 | 2025-10-30 | Coventry Int. Open 2025 | Coventry ENG | 8.8 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Adithya Vaidyanathan | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 163 | 2025-10-30 | Coventry Int. Open 2025 | Coventry ENG | 7.11 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Rohan Pal | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 164 | 2025-10-29 | Coventry Int. Open 2025 | Coventry ENG | 6.6 | Hao(ZJ) Wang | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 165 | 2025-10-28 | Coventry Int. Open 2025 | Coventry ENG | 5.13 | Kai Hanache | Rishi Vijayakumar | 0-1 | 56 | Open |
| 166 | 2025-10-28 | Coventry Int. Open 2025 | Coventry ENG | 4.1 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Paul Roberts | 1/2-1/2 | 28 | Open |
| 167 | 2025-10-27 | Coventry Int. Open 2025 | Coventry ENG | 3.13 | Daniel Udovenko | Rishi Vijayakumar | 0-1 | 21 | Open |
| 168 | 2025-10-26 | Coventry Int. Open 2025 | Coventry ENG | 2.13 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Talab Rami | 0-1 | 67 | Open |
| 169 | 2025-10-26 | Coventry Int. Open 2025 | Coventry ENG | 1.15 | Adam Sieczkowski | Rishi Vijayakumar | 0-1 | 113 | Open |
| 170 | 2025-08-30 | Maia Chess Open 2025 | Maia POR | 9.23 | David Nuno M E Farias | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 171 | 2025-08-29 | Maia Chess Open 2025 | Maia POR | 8.29 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Baptiste Menard | 1-0 | 45 | Open |
| 172 | 2025-08-28 | Maia Chess Open 2025 | Maia POR | 7.18 | Mads Andersen | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 173 | 2025-08-27 | Maia Chess Open 2025 | Maia POR | 6.8 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Mikhail Gurevich | 1/2-1/2 | 21 | Open |
| 174 | 2025-08-26 | Maia Chess Open 2025 | Maia POR | 5.27 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Miguel Millan Soto | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 175 | 2025-08-25 | Maia Chess Open 2025 | Maia POR | 4.36 | Ricardo Araujo | Rishi Vijayakumar | 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 176 | 2025-08-10 | 111th ch-GBR 2025 | Liverpool ENG | 9.17 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Neil F Dickenson | 1/2-1/2 | 15 | Open |
| 177 | 2025-08-09 | 111th ch-GBR 2025 | Liverpool ENG | 8.11 | Jonah B Willow | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 178 | 2025-08-08 | 111th ch-GBR 2025 | Liverpool ENG | 7.14 | Simon K Williams | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1/2-1/2 | 92 | Open |
| 179 | 2025-08-07 | 111th ch-GBR 2025 | Liverpool ENG | 6.14 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Brandon G I Clarke | 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 180 | 2025-08-06 | 111th ch-GBR 2025 | Liverpool ENG | 5.25 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Steven A Jones | 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 181 | 2025-08-05 | 111th ch-GBR 2025 | Liverpool ENG | 4.1 | Daniel Howard Fernandez | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 182 | 2025-08-04 | 111th ch-GBR 2025 | Liverpool ENG | 3.12 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Peter T Roberson | 1/2-1/2 | 39 | Open |
| 183 | 2025-08-03 | 111th ch-GBR 2025 | Liverpool ENG | 2.28 | Oleg Verbytski | Rishi Vijayakumar | 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 184 | 2025-08-02 | 111th ch-GBR 2025 | Liverpool ENG | 1.37 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Balahari Bharat Kumar | 1/2-1/2 | 72 | Open |
| 185 | 2025-07-30 | 13th Pontevedra Open 2025 | Pontevedra ESP | 9.1 | Rishi Vijayakumar | David Garcia Sobrino | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 186 | 2025-07-29 | 13th Pontevedra Open 2025 | Pontevedra ESP | 8.1 | Ruben Fernandez Lopez | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1/2-1/2 | 78 | Open |
| 187 | 2025-07-27 | 12th Pontevedra Open 2025 | Pontevedra ESP | 6.1 | Aditya Verma | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1/2-1/2 | 26 | Open |
| 188 | 2025-07-25 | 12th Pontevedra Open 2025 | Pontevedra ESP | 3.1 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Vladimir Baklan | 0-1 | 22 | Open |
| 189 | 2025-07-13 | Scottish Int Open 2025 | Dunfermline SCO | 9.3 | Pavlos Bozinakis | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1/2-1/2 | 46 | Open |
| 190 | 2025-07-12 | Scottish Int Open 2025 | Dunfermline SCO | 8.2 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Andrew N Greet | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 191 | 2025-07-11 | Scottish Int Open 2025 | Dunfermline SCO | 7.3 | Devesh Sharma | Rishi Vijayakumar | 0-1 | 76 | Open |
| 192 | 2025-07-10 | Scottish Int Open 2025 | Dunfermline SCO | 6.7 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Michael Roger | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 193 | 2025-07-10 | Scottish Int Open 2025 | Dunfermline SCO | 5.3 | Kanishka Bhatia | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 194 | 2025-07-09 | Scottish Int Open 2025 | Dunfermline SCO | 4.2 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Nitish Arun | 1/2-1/2 | 44 | Open |
| 195 | 2025-07-08 | Scottish Int Open 2025 | Dunfermline SCO | 3.3 | Andrew D Green | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1/2-1/2 | 45 | Open |
| 196 | 2025-07-08 | Scottish Int Open 2025 | Dunfermline SCO | 2.3 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Yannick Woods | 1-0 | 51 | Open |
| 197 | 2025-07-07 | Scottish Int Open 2025 | Dunfermline SCO | 1.3 | Robert Kane | Rishi Vijayakumar | 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 198 | 2025-05-05 | 4NCL 2024-25 | England ENG | 11.53 | Stefan Macak | Rishi Vijayakumar | 1/2-1/2 | 45 | Open |
| 199 | 2025-05-04 | 4NCL 2024-25 | England ENG | 10.23 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Constantin Lupulescu | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 200 | 2025-05-03 | 4NCL 2024-25 | England ENG | 9.53 | Rishi Vijayakumar | Andrew J Ledger | 1-0 | 88 | Open |
- vs Stanley BadacsonyiLost · 0-1UK Open Blitz Open Final
- vs Svyatoslav BazakutsaWon · 1-0UK Open Blitz Open Final
- vs Shriaansh GantiDraw · ½–½UK Open Blitz Open Final
- vs Frederick Waldhausen GordonLost · 0-1UK Open Blitz Open Final
- vs Maciej CzoporLost · 1-0UK Open Blitz Open Final
- vs Daniel W GormallyLost · 0-1UK Open Blitz Open Final
- vs Lorin D`CostaLost · 1-0UK Open Blitz Open Final
- vs Siva MahadevanWon · 0-1UK Open Blitz Open Final
- vs Rawlinson,AWon · 1-04NCL Div 2 2025-26
- vs Sivanandan,BodhanaDraw · ½–½4NCL Div 2 2025-26
- vs Aditya VermaDraw · ½–½Coventry Int. Open 2025
- vs Adithya VaidyanathanDraw · ½–½Coventry Int. Open 2025
- vs Rohan PalWon · 1-0Coventry Int. Open 2025
- vs Hao(ZJ) WangLost · 1-0Coventry Int. Open 2025
- vs Kai HanacheWon · 0-1Coventry Int. Open 2025
- vs Paul RobertsDraw · ½–½Coventry Int. Open 2025
- vs Daniel UdovenkoWon · 0-1Coventry Int. Open 2025
- vs Talab RamiLost · 0-1Coventry Int. Open 2025
- vs Adam SieczkowskiWon · 0-1Coventry Int. Open 2025
- vs David Nuno M E FariasLost · 1-0Maia Chess Open 2025
- vs Baptiste MenardWon · 1-0Maia Chess Open 2025
- vs Mads AndersenLost · 1-0Maia Chess Open 2025
- vs Mikhail GurevichDraw · ½–½Maia Chess Open 2025
- vs Miguel Millan SotoWon · 1-0Maia Chess Open 2025
- vs Ricardo AraujoWon · 0-1Maia Chess Open 2025
- vs Neil F DickensonDraw · ½–½111th ch-GBR 2025
- vs Jonah B WillowLost · 1-0111th ch-GBR 2025
- vs Simon K WilliamsDraw · ½–½111th ch-GBR 2025
- vs Brandon G I ClarkeWon · 1-0111th ch-GBR 2025
- vs Steven A JonesWon · 1-0111th ch-GBR 2025
- vs Daniel Howard FernandezLost · 1-0111th ch-GBR 2025
- vs Peter T RobersonDraw · ½–½111th ch-GBR 2025
- vs Oleg VerbytskiWon · 0-1111th ch-GBR 2025
- vs Balahari Bharat KumarDraw · ½–½111th ch-GBR 2025
- vs David Garcia SobrinoWon · 1-013th Pontevedra Open 2025
- vs Ruben Fernandez LopezDraw · ½–½13th Pontevedra Open 2025
- vs Aditya VermaDraw · ½–½12th Pontevedra Open 2025
- vs Vladimir BaklanLost · 0-112th Pontevedra Open 2025
- vs Pavlos BozinakisDraw · ½–½Scottish Int Open 2025
- vs Andrew N GreetDraw · ½–½Scottish Int Open 2025
- vs Devesh SharmaWon · 0-1Scottish Int Open 2025
- vs Michael RogerWon · 1-0Scottish Int Open 2025
- vs Kanishka BhatiaLost · 1-0Scottish Int Open 2025
- vs Nitish ArunDraw · ½–½Scottish Int Open 2025
- vs Andrew D GreenDraw · ½–½Scottish Int Open 2025
- vs Yannick WoodsWon · 1-0Scottish Int Open 2025
- vs Robert KaneWon · 0-1Scottish Int Open 2025
- vs Stefan MacakDraw · ½–½4NCL 2024-25
- vs Constantin LupulescuLost · 0-14NCL 2024-25
- vs Andrew J LedgerWon · 1-04NCL 2024-25
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 |