Chess players

Vidit Gujrathi

Grandmaster, India. FIDE rating 2693, October 2026.

Vidit Gujrathi is a grandmaster from India, rated 2693 and ranked 36th in the world on the FIDE list of October 2026. He won the 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss and played the 2024 Candidates. No event of his after October 2026 had been announced on 20 October 2026.

FIDE title: Grandmaster
Federation: India
Born: 24 October 1994, Nashik, Maharashtra, India
Classical rating: 2693 (October 2026)
Rapid rating: 2625
Blitz rating: 2677
Peak rating: 2747 (February 2024)
World rank: No. 36 (October 2026)
FIDE id: 5029465

Vidit was born in Nashik and became an international master by winning the under-14 section of the World Youth Championship. He reached 2500 in January 2010 and earned all three grandmaster norms in India, because he could not afford to travel to Europe; the last two came in Nagpur and Kolkata in 2012. He passed 2600 on the January 2014 list. At the World Junior Championship he scored 8/13 in 2011, finished third with 9.5/13 in 2013 and scored 9/13 in 2014.

His best classical results came from 2018 on. He won the 2018 Tata Steel Challengers unbeaten with 9/13, scored 7/13 in the 2019 Masters with a win over Vladimir Kramnik in Kramnik's last tournament, and won the 2019 Biel festival, where his seven classical games brought four wins and three draws. In 2023 he won the Gashimov Memorial and the FIDE Grand Swiss, scoring 8.5/11 after losing his first game, which qualified him for the 2024 Candidates; he finished sixth there. His peak classical rating, 2747, came on the February 2024 list.

He has been a regular in India's Olympiad team: board three in 2016 and 2018, when India finished fourth and sixth, board two in 2022 with 6/10, and board four in 2024, when he scored 7.5/10 and India won gold. In 2026 he was India's fifth player in Samarkand and scored 2/3 as India took silver. He also plays online events: in 2026 he reached the LAN final of India Rising: Road to EWC, a qualifier for the Esports World Cup, by beating M Pranesh and Raunak Sadhwani.

In September 2025 he was 15th at the Grand Swiss in Samarkand with 7/11. In 2026 he scored 3.5/9 and finished ninth at the UzChess Cup in Tashkent in June, played the India Rising final against Benjamin Bok in Mumbai on 4 July, and was in the Alpine APL Pipers team that reached the Global Chess League final in Bengaluru and lost it 7-5 to the Ganges Grandmasters. His classical rating fell from 2747 in February 2024 to 2693 on the October 2026 list, where he is 36th in the world.

Next events

No event of Vidit after October 2026 had been announced on 20 October 2026.

Recent results

Vidit's recent results
Event	Dates	Result
46th Chess Olympiad, Samarkand	16 to 27 September 2026	2/3 as India's fifth player; India took team silver
Global Chess League 2026, Bengaluru (Alpine APL Pipers)	5 to 13 September 2026	Runner-up; the Pipers lost the final 7-5 to the Ganges Grandmasters
India Rising: Road to EWC 2026	Online qualifiers; LAN final in Mumbai on 4 July 2026	Reached the LAN final against Benjamin Bok
3rd UzChess Cup Masters, Tashkent	7 to 15 June 2026	9th of 10 with 3.5/9
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025, Samarkand	4 to 15 September 2025	15th with 7/11

Career highlights

1.Won the under-14 section of the World Youth Championship, which brought the international master title, confirmed by FIDE in 2009.
2.Became a grandmaster in 2013 with all three norms earned in India.
3.Won the 2018 Tata Steel Challengers unbeaten with 9/13.
4.Won the 2019 Biel chess festival.
5.Won the 2023 Gashimov Memorial.
6.Won the 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss with 8.5/11 and qualified for the 2024 Candidates.
7.Scored 7.5/10 on board four at the 2024 Olympiad, where India won gold.

Vidit's season-by-season record in the league is on the Global Chess League profile.

Frequently asked questions

What is Vidit Gujrathi's next tournament?

No event of his after October 2026 had been announced in the sources checked on 20 October 2026. His last event was the Samarkand Olympiad in September, where he was India's fifth player and scored 2/3, and he is not in the European Club Cup, which runs in Budva until 23 October.

What is Vidit Gujrathi's FIDE rating?

On the October 2026 FIDE list Vidit is rated 2693 in classical chess, 2625 in rapid and 2677 in blitz, and he is 36th in the world in classical. His highest classical rating is 2747, first reached on the February 2024 list.

How old is Vidit Gujrathi?

Vidit was born on 24 October 1994 in Nashik, Maharashtra.

What is Vidit Gujrathi's biggest title?

The 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss, which he won with 8.5/11 after losing his first game, to qualify for the 2024 Candidates. He also won the 2018 Tata Steel Challengers, the 2019 Biel festival and the 2023 Gashimov Memorial, and Olympiad gold with India in 2024.

What is Vidit Gujrathi's full name?

Vidit Santosh Gujrathi. He told Chess.com that he prefers to be called by his first name, Vidit, and FIDE lists him as Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi.

Sources

Facts checked on 20 October 2026. Ratings are from the FIDE list of October 2026.

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