IMAjay Santhosh Parvathareddy

Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy took up chess in 2018 after trying several other sports, including competitive skating. He began formal training at Mind Games Chess Academy with Vivek Mitra and Krishnankit Banerjee. A difficult return to competition after the pandemic prompted more intensive work with JK Raju and, later, Onkar Jadhav and Lokeshwara Rao Moogi. He credits calculation exercises and chess books with helping him rebuild his play. His 2024 successes included the Commonwealth under-18 blitz title and rapid silver. In 2025, at fifteen, he completed his final International Master norm at the Rudar tournament in Serbia, following earlier norms in Slovakia and France. Sunbeam School supported his tournament travel and training schedule. In 2026 he finished second at the Baku Open, earning his first grandmaster norm, and then took third at the 360 One Masters in Mumbai.