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GMSantosh Gujrathi Vidit

IND Born 1994 (Age ≈32) Male
FIDE ID
5029465

About Santosh Gujrathi Vidit

Vidit Gujrathi grew up in Nashik, where his parents worked in healthcare. He attended Fravashi Academy and received chess coaching from an early age. In 2008 he became world under-fourteen champion, completing his international master requirements at the same event. Show more

Vidit Gujrathi grew up in Nashik, where his parents worked in healthcare. He attended Fravashi Academy and received chess coaching from an early age. In 2008 he became world under-fourteen champion, completing his international master requirements at the same event. He won world under-sixteen silver the following year. FIDE awarded him the grandmaster title in 2013, making him India's thirtieth grandmaster. He won the Tata Steel Challengers in 2018 and the Biel festival in 2019. In 2020 he captained India to a shared gold medal in the Online Olympiad. He reached the World Cup quarterfinals in both 2021 and 2023. His victory at the 2023 Grand Swiss qualified him for the 2024 Candidates Tournament. He also won the Gashimov Memorial in 2023. In 2024 he helped India win its first open over-the-board Olympiad gold in Budapest. The same year he earned team gold and individual silver at the European Club Cup. In April 2025 he married Nidhi Kataria.

FIDE ratings

2693.0

Classical

Published FIDE

2625

Rapid

Published FIDE

2677

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#35
National rank · IND
#6

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2747 Feb 2024
Recorded years
2004–2026
Archived games
3156

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

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Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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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
1901 2021-02-23 Titled Tuesday 23rd Feb chess.com INT 3 Noel Studer Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 66 Open
1902 2021-02-23 Titled Tuesday 23rd Feb chess.com INT 2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Jason Liang 1-0 45 Open
1903 2021-02-23 Titled Tuesday 23rd Feb chess.com INT 1 Alexandru Calin Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 53 Open
1904 2021-02-23 Titled Tuesday 23rd Feb chess.com INT 11 Yuriy Kuzubov Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 32 Open
1905 2021-02-23 Titled Tuesday 23rd Feb chess.com INT 10 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Murad Ibrahimli 1-0 36 Open
1906 2021-02-16 Titled Tuesday 16th Feb chess.com INT 9 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Marat Denishev 1-0 35 Open
1907 2021-02-16 Titled Tuesday 16th Feb chess.com INT 8 Mahel Boyer Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 40 Open
1908 2021-02-16 Titled Tuesday 16th Feb chess.com INT 7 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Ernesto Real De Azua 1-0 55 Open
1909 2021-02-16 Titled Tuesday 16th Feb chess.com INT 6 Valentina Gunina Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 29 Open
1910 2021-02-16 Titled Tuesday 16th Feb chess.com INT 5 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Arseniy Nesterov 1/2-1/2 40 Open
1911 2021-02-16 Titled Tuesday 16th Feb chess.com INT 4 Viorel Iordachescu Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 35 Open
1912 2021-02-16 Titled Tuesday 16th Feb chess.com INT 3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Daniel Garcia Ramos 1-0 35 Open
1913 2021-02-16 Titled Tuesday 16th Feb chess.com INT 2 Mikita Mayorau Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 38 Open
1914 2021-02-16 Titled Tuesday 16th Feb chess.com INT 11 Dmitry Frolyanov Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 64 Open
1915 2021-02-16 Titled Tuesday 16th Feb chess.com INT 10 Stelios Halkias Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 38 Open
1916 2021-02-08 Opera Euro Rapid Prelim chess24.com INT 15.5 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Matthias Bluebaum 1/2-1/2 50 Open
1917 2021-02-08 Opera Euro Rapid Prelim chess24.com INT 14.4 Levon Aronian Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 48 Open
1918 2021-02-08 Opera Euro Rapid Prelim chess24.com INT 13.6 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Wesley So 1/2-1/2 41 Open
1919 2021-02-08 Opera Euro Rapid Prelim chess24.com INT 12.3 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 49 Open
1920 2021-02-08 Opera Euro Rapid Prelim chess24.com INT 11.7 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Magnus Carlsen 0-1 42 Open
1921 2021-02-07 Opera Euro Rapid Prelim chess24.com INT 9.8 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Teimour Radjabov 1/2-1/2 39 Open
1922 2021-02-07 Opera Euro Rapid Prelim chess24.com INT 8.1 Daniil Dubov Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 33 Open
1923 2021-02-07 Opera Euro Rapid Prelim chess24.com INT 7.8 Hikaru Nakamura Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 156 Open
1924 2021-02-07 Opera Euro Rapid Prelim chess24.com INT 6.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Ian Nepomniachtchi 1/2-1/2 87 Open
1925 2021-02-07 Opera Euro Rapid Prelim chess24.com INT 10.2 Liren Ding Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 51 Open
1926 2021-02-06 Opera Euro Rapid Prelim chess24.com INT 5.7 Anish Giri Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 36 Open
1927 2021-02-06 Opera Euro Rapid Prelim chess24.com INT 4.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Alexander Grischuk 1/2-1/2 45 Open
1928 2021-02-06 Opera Euro Rapid Prelim chess24.com INT 3.6 Jan-Krzysztof Duda Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 110 Open
1929 2021-02-06 Opera Euro Rapid Prelim chess24.com INT 2.4 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Leinier Dominguez Perez 1-0 47 Open
1930 2021-02-06 Opera Euro Rapid Prelim chess24.com INT 1.5 Sam Shankland Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 38 Open
1931 2020-11-24 Skilling Open Prelim chess24.com INT 15.4 David Anton Guijarro Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 62 Open
1932 2020-11-24 Skilling Open Prelim chess24.com INT 14.6 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Teimour Radjabov 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1933 2020-11-24 Skilling Open Prelim chess24.com INT 13.3 Magnus Carlsen Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 50 Open
1934 2020-11-24 Skilling Open Prelim chess24.com INT 12.7 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Ian Nepomniachtchi 1/2-1/2 44 Open
1935 2020-11-24 Skilling Open Prelim chess24.com INT 11.2 Peter Svidler Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 21 Open
1936 2020-11-23 Skilling Open Prelim chess24.com INT 9.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1/2-1/2 43 Open
1937 2020-11-23 Skilling Open Prelim chess24.com INT 8.8 Quang Liem Le Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 42 Open
1938 2020-11-23 Skilling Open Prelim chess24.com INT 7.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Hikaru Nakamura 1/2-1/2 135 Open
1939 2020-11-23 Skilling Open Prelim chess24.com INT 6.7 Sergey Karjakin Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 50 Open
1940 2020-11-23 Skilling Open Prelim chess24.com INT 10.8 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Wesley So 1/2-1/2 46 Open
1941 2020-11-22 Skilling Open Prelim chess24.com INT 5.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Anish Giri 0-1 93 Open
1942 2020-11-22 Skilling Open Prelim chess24.com INT 4.6 Liren Ding Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 87 Open
1943 2020-11-22 Skilling Open Prelim chess24.com INT 3.4 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Jan-Krzysztof Duda 1/2-1/2 79 Open
1944 2020-11-22 Skilling Open Prelim chess24.com INT 2.5 Levon Aronian Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 53 Open
1945 2020-11-22 Skilling Open Prelim chess24.com INT 1.5 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Alireza Firouzja 1/2-1/2 49 Open
1946 2020-11-17 Titled Tuesday 17th Nov chess.com INT 9 David Gorodetzky Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 39 Open
1947 2020-11-17 Titled Tuesday 17th Nov chess.com INT 8 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Sebastien Maze 1-0 58 Open
1948 2020-11-17 Titled Tuesday 17th Nov chess.com INT 7 Vjacheslav Weetik Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 63 Open
1949 2020-11-17 Titled Tuesday 17th Nov chess.com INT 6 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Dmitry Goltsev 1-0 41 Open
1950 2020-11-17 Titled Tuesday 17th Nov chess.com INT 5 Christian Stevens Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 41 Open
  1. vs Noel StuderWon · 0-1Black · 2021-02-23 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 23rd Feb
  2. vs Jason LiangWon · 1-0White · 2021-02-23 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 23rd Feb
  3. vs Alexandru CalinWon · 0-1Black · 2021-02-23 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 23rd Feb
  4. vs Yuriy KuzubovLost · 1-0Black · 2021-02-23 · Round 11Titled Tuesday 23rd Feb
  5. vs Murad IbrahimliWon · 1-0White · 2021-02-23 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 23rd Feb
  6. vs Marat DenishevWon · 1-0White · 2021-02-16 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 16th Feb
  7. vs Mahel BoyerLost · 1-0Black · 2021-02-16 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 16th Feb
  8. vs Ernesto Real De AzuaWon · 1-0White · 2021-02-16 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 16th Feb
  9. vs Valentina GuninaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-02-16 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 16th Feb
  10. vs Arseniy NesterovDraw · ½–½White · 2021-02-16 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 16th Feb
  11. vs Viorel IordachescuWon · 0-1Black · 2021-02-16 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 16th Feb
  12. vs Daniel Garcia RamosWon · 1-0White · 2021-02-16 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 16th Feb
  13. vs Mikita MayorauDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-02-16 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 16th Feb
  14. vs Dmitry FrolyanovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-02-16 · Round 11Titled Tuesday 16th Feb
  15. vs Stelios HalkiasWon · 0-1Black · 2021-02-16 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 16th Feb
  16. vs Matthias BluebaumDraw · ½–½White · 2021-02-08 · Round 15.5Opera Euro Rapid Prelim
  17. vs Levon AronianDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-02-08 · Round 14.4Opera Euro Rapid Prelim
  18. vs Wesley SoDraw · ½–½White · 2021-02-08 · Round 13.6Opera Euro Rapid Prelim
  19. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-02-08 · Round 12.3Opera Euro Rapid Prelim
  20. vs Magnus CarlsenLost · 0-1White · 2021-02-08 · Round 11.7Opera Euro Rapid Prelim
  21. vs Teimour RadjabovDraw · ½–½White · 2021-02-07 · Round 9.8Opera Euro Rapid Prelim
  22. vs Daniil DubovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-02-07 · Round 8.1Opera Euro Rapid Prelim
  23. vs Hikaru NakamuraDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-02-07 · Round 7.8Opera Euro Rapid Prelim
  24. vs Ian NepomniachtchiDraw · ½–½White · 2021-02-07 · Round 6.2Opera Euro Rapid Prelim
  25. vs Liren DingLost · 1-0Black · 2021-02-07 · Round 10.2Opera Euro Rapid Prelim
  26. vs Anish GiriLost · 1-0Black · 2021-02-06 · Round 5.7Opera Euro Rapid Prelim
  27. vs Alexander GrischukDraw · ½–½White · 2021-02-06 · Round 4.3Opera Euro Rapid Prelim
  28. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-02-06 · Round 3.6Opera Euro Rapid Prelim
  29. vs Leinier Dominguez PerezWon · 1-0White · 2021-02-06 · Round 2.4Opera Euro Rapid Prelim
  30. vs Sam ShanklandLost · 1-0Black · 2021-02-06 · Round 1.5Opera Euro Rapid Prelim
  31. vs David Anton GuijarroWon · 0-1Black · 2020-11-24 · Round 15.4Skilling Open Prelim
  32. vs Teimour RadjabovDraw · ½–½White · 2020-11-24 · Round 14.6Skilling Open Prelim
  33. vs Magnus CarlsenLost · 1-0Black · 2020-11-24 · Round 13.3Skilling Open Prelim
  34. vs Ian NepomniachtchiDraw · ½–½White · 2020-11-24 · Round 12.7Skilling Open Prelim
  35. vs Peter SvidlerWon · 0-1Black · 2020-11-24 · Round 11.2Skilling Open Prelim
  36. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveDraw · ½–½White · 2020-11-23 · Round 9.1Skilling Open Prelim
  37. vs Quang Liem LeDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-11-23 · Round 8.8Skilling Open Prelim
  38. vs Hikaru NakamuraDraw · ½–½White · 2020-11-23 · Round 7.2Skilling Open Prelim
  39. vs Sergey KarjakinLost · 1-0Black · 2020-11-23 · Round 6.7Skilling Open Prelim
  40. vs Wesley SoDraw · ½–½White · 2020-11-23 · Round 10.8Skilling Open Prelim
  41. vs Anish GiriLost · 0-1White · 2020-11-22 · Round 5.3Skilling Open Prelim
  42. vs Liren DingDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-11-22 · Round 4.6Skilling Open Prelim
  43. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaDraw · ½–½White · 2020-11-22 · Round 3.4Skilling Open Prelim
  44. vs Levon AronianLost · 1-0Black · 2020-11-22 · Round 2.5Skilling Open Prelim
  45. vs Alireza FirouzjaDraw · ½–½White · 2020-11-22 · Round 1.5Skilling Open Prelim
  46. vs David GorodetzkyWon · 0-1Black · 2020-11-17 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 17th Nov
  47. vs Sebastien MazeWon · 1-0White · 2020-11-17 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 17th Nov
  48. vs Vjacheslav WeetikWon · 0-1Black · 2020-11-17 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 17th Nov
  49. vs Dmitry GoltsevWon · 1-0White · 2020-11-17 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 17th Nov
  50. vs Christian StevensWon · 0-1Black · 2020-11-17 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 17th Nov