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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

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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
2501 2018-08-10 TCh-ESP Div Honor 2018 Linares ESP 5.3 Grigoriy Oparin Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 40 Open
2502 2018-08-09 TCh-ESP Div Honor 2018 Linares ESP 4.3 Sergey Volkov Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 133 Open
2503 2018-08-07 TCh-ESP Div Honor 2018 Linares ESP 2.4 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Nikita Vitiugov 1/2-1/2 40 Open
2504 2018-08-03 9th Hainan Danzhou GM Danzhou CHN 7.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Quang Liem Le 0-1 75 Open
2505 2018-08-02 9th Hainan Danzhou GM Danzhou CHN 6.4 Yi Wei Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 41 Open
2506 2018-08-01 9th Hainan Danzhou GM Danzhou CHN 5.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Xiangzhi Bu 1/2-1/2 49 Open
2507 2018-07-30 9th Hainan Danzhou GM Danzhou CHN 4.3 Yangyi Yu Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 62 Open
2508 2018-07-29 9th Hainan Danzhou GM Danzhou CHN 3.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Sam Shankland 1-0 65 Open
2509 2018-07-28 9th Hainan Danzhou GM Danzhou CHN 2.2 Vladimir Fedoseev Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 44 Open
2510 2018-07-27 9th Hainan Danzhou GM Danzhou CHN 1.4 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Jan-Krzysztof Duda 0-1 70 Open
2511 2018-07-13 TCh-CHN 2018 China CHN 11.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Hongchi Peng 1/2-1/2 56 Open
2512 2018-07-12 TCh-CHN 2018 China CHN 10.4 Yan Fang Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 93 Open
2513 2018-07-11 TCh-CHN 2018 China CHN 9.4 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Qingnan Liu 1-0 70 Open
2514 2018-07-10 TCh-CHN 2018 China CHN 8.3 Zeyu Xiang Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 68 Open
2515 2018-06-05 19th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky RUS 9.3 Vladimir Fedoseev Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 78 Open
2516 2018-06-04 19th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky RUS 8.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Anton Korobov 1-0 57 Open
2517 2018-06-03 19th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky RUS 7.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Vladislav Artemiev 1/2-1/2 64 Open
2518 2018-06-02 19th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky RUS 6.3 Emil Sutovsky Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 30 Open
2519 2018-05-31 19th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky RUS 5.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Boris Gelfand 1/2-1/2 64 Open
2520 2018-05-30 19th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky RUS 4.2 Dmitry Jakovenko Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 24 Open
2521 2018-05-29 19th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky RUS 3.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Ian Nepomniachtchi 1/2-1/2 20 Open
2522 2018-05-28 19th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky RUS 2.3 Vladislav Kovalev Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 41 Open
2523 2018-05-27 19th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky RUS 1.5 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Victor Bologan 1-0 30 Open
2524 2018-05-08 24th Sigeman & Co 2018 Malmo SWE 5.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Linus Johansson 1-0 53 Open
2525 2018-05-07 24th Sigeman & Co 2018 Malmo SWE 4.1 Alexander Morozevich Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 35 Open
2526 2018-05-06 24th Sigeman & Co 2018 Malmo SWE 3.1 Benjamin Gledura Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 31 Open
2527 2018-05-05 24th Sigeman & Co 2018 Malmo SWE 2.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Nils Grandelius 1/2-1/2 39 Open
2528 2018-05-04 24th Sigeman & Co 2018 Malmo SWE 1.3 Aryan Tari Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 44 Open
2529 2018-04-09 China vs World Team 2018 Liaocheng CHN 9.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Yangyi Yu 1/2-1/2 41 Open
2530 2018-04-09 China vs World Team 2018 Liaocheng CHN 8.2 Liren Ding Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 29 Open
2531 2018-04-09 China vs World Team 2018 Liaocheng CHN 7.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Xiangzhi Bu 1/2-1/2 50 Open
2532 2018-04-09 China vs World Team 2018 Liaocheng CHN 10.5 Yi Wei Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 26 Open
2533 2018-04-07 China vs World Team 2018 Liaocheng CHN 6.4 Chao b Li Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 26 Open
2534 2018-04-07 China vs World Team 2018 Liaocheng CHN 5.5 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Yi Wei 1/2-1/2 77 Open
2535 2018-04-07 China vs World Team 2018 Liaocheng CHN 4.1 Yangyi Yu Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 59 Open
2536 2018-04-07 China vs World Team 2018 Liaocheng CHN 3.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Liren Ding 1/2-1/2 51 Open
2537 2018-04-07 China vs World Team 2018 Liaocheng CHN 2.3 Xiangzhi Bu Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 32 Open
2538 2018-04-07 China vs World Team 2018 Liaocheng CHN 1.4 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Chao b Li 0-1 44 Open
2539 2018-03-21 PRO League KO Stage 2018 chess.com INT 2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Hrant Melkumyan 1/2-1/2 25 Open
2540 2018-03-21 PRO League KO Stage 2018 chess.com INT 2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Karen H. Grigoryan 1/2-1/2 31 Open
2541 2018-03-21 PRO League KO Stage 2018 chess.com INT 2 Zaven Andriasian Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 69 Open
2542 2018-03-21 PRO League KO Stage 2018 chess.com INT 2 Artak Manukian Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 43 Open
2543 2018-03-13 PRO League KO Stage 2018 chess.com INT 1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Sharma Hemant 1-0 28 Open
2544 2018-03-13 PRO League KO Stage 2018 chess.com INT 1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Abhijeet Gupta 1-0 44 Open
2545 2018-03-13 PRO League KO Stage 2018 chess.com INT 1 Sachdev Tania Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 50 Open
2546 2018-03-13 PRO League KO Stage 2018 chess.com INT 1 Pentala Harikrishna Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 52 Open
2547 2018-03-07 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 9 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Samvel Ter-Sahakyan 1/2-1/2 41 Open
2548 2018-03-07 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 9 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Karen H. Grigoryan 1/2-1/2 14 Open
2549 2018-03-07 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 9 Zaven Andriasian Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 58 Open
2550 2018-03-07 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 9 Artak Manukian Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 41 Open
  1. vs Grigoriy OparinWon · 0-1Black · 2018-08-10 · Round 5.3TCh-ESP Div Honor 2018
  2. vs Sergey VolkovDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-08-09 · Round 4.3TCh-ESP Div Honor 2018
  3. vs Nikita VitiugovDraw · ½–½White · 2018-08-07 · Round 2.4TCh-ESP Div Honor 2018
  4. vs Quang Liem LeLost · 0-1White · 2018-08-03 · Round 7.19th Hainan Danzhou GM
  5. vs Yi WeiDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-08-02 · Round 6.49th Hainan Danzhou GM
  6. vs Xiangzhi BuDraw · ½–½White · 2018-08-01 · Round 5.29th Hainan Danzhou GM
  7. vs Yangyi YuLost · 1-0Black · 2018-07-30 · Round 4.39th Hainan Danzhou GM
  8. vs Sam ShanklandWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-29 · Round 3.39th Hainan Danzhou GM
  9. vs Vladimir FedoseevDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-07-28 · Round 2.29th Hainan Danzhou GM
  10. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaLost · 0-1White · 2018-07-27 · Round 1.49th Hainan Danzhou GM
  11. vs Hongchi PengDraw · ½–½White · 2018-07-13 · Round 11.3TCh-CHN 2018
  12. vs Yan FangDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-07-12 · Round 10.4TCh-CHN 2018
  13. vs Qingnan LiuWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-11 · Round 9.4TCh-CHN 2018
  14. vs Zeyu XiangWon · 0-1Black · 2018-07-10 · Round 8.3TCh-CHN 2018
  15. vs Vladimir FedoseevDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-06-05 · Round 9.319th Karpov Poikovsky
  16. vs Anton KorobovWon · 1-0White · 2018-06-04 · Round 8.319th Karpov Poikovsky
  17. vs Vladislav ArtemievDraw · ½–½White · 2018-06-03 · Round 7.319th Karpov Poikovsky
  18. vs Emil SutovskyDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-06-02 · Round 6.319th Karpov Poikovsky
  19. vs Boris GelfandDraw · ½–½White · 2018-05-31 · Round 5.219th Karpov Poikovsky
  20. vs Dmitry JakovenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-05-30 · Round 4.219th Karpov Poikovsky
  21. vs Ian NepomniachtchiDraw · ½–½White · 2018-05-29 · Round 3.119th Karpov Poikovsky
  22. vs Vladislav KovalevDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-05-28 · Round 2.319th Karpov Poikovsky
  23. vs Victor BologanWon · 1-0White · 2018-05-27 · Round 1.519th Karpov Poikovsky
  24. vs Linus JohanssonWon · 1-0White · 2018-05-08 · Round 5.124th Sigeman & Co 2018
  25. vs Alexander MorozevichWon · 0-1Black · 2018-05-07 · Round 4.124th Sigeman & Co 2018
  26. vs Benjamin GleduraDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-05-06 · Round 3.124th Sigeman & Co 2018
  27. vs Nils GrandeliusDraw · ½–½White · 2018-05-05 · Round 2.324th Sigeman & Co 2018
  28. vs Aryan TariDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-05-04 · Round 1.324th Sigeman & Co 2018
  29. vs Yangyi YuDraw · ½–½White · 2018-04-09 · Round 9.1China vs World Team 2018
  30. vs Liren DingLost · 1-0Black · 2018-04-09 · Round 8.2China vs World Team 2018
  31. vs Xiangzhi BuDraw · ½–½White · 2018-04-09 · Round 7.3China vs World Team 2018
  32. vs Yi WeiDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-04-09 · Round 10.5China vs World Team 2018
  33. vs Chao b LiWon · 0-1Black · 2018-04-07 · Round 6.4China vs World Team 2018
  34. vs Yi WeiDraw · ½–½White · 2018-04-07 · Round 5.5China vs World Team 2018
  35. vs Yangyi YuDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-04-07 · Round 4.1China vs World Team 2018
  36. vs Liren DingDraw · ½–½White · 2018-04-07 · Round 3.2China vs World Team 2018
  37. vs Xiangzhi BuDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-04-07 · Round 2.3China vs World Team 2018
  38. vs Chao b LiLost · 0-1White · 2018-04-07 · Round 1.4China vs World Team 2018
  39. vs Hrant MelkumyanDraw · ½–½White · 2018-03-21 · Round 2PRO League KO Stage 2018
  40. vs Karen H. GrigoryanDraw · ½–½White · 2018-03-21 · Round 2PRO League KO Stage 2018
  41. vs Zaven AndriasianDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-03-21 · Round 2PRO League KO Stage 2018
  42. vs Artak ManukianWon · 0-1Black · 2018-03-21 · Round 2PRO League KO Stage 2018
  43. vs Sharma HemantWon · 1-0White · 2018-03-13 · Round 1PRO League KO Stage 2018
  44. vs Abhijeet GuptaWon · 1-0White · 2018-03-13 · Round 1PRO League KO Stage 2018
  45. vs Sachdev TaniaWon · 0-1Black · 2018-03-13 · Round 1PRO League KO Stage 2018
  46. vs Pentala HarikrishnaLost · 1-0Black · 2018-03-13 · Round 1PRO League KO Stage 2018
  47. vs Samvel Ter-SahakyanDraw · ½–½White · 2018-03-07 · Round 9PRO League Group Stage
  48. vs Karen H. GrigoryanDraw · ½–½White · 2018-03-07 · Round 9PRO League Group Stage
  49. vs Zaven AndriasianWon · 0-1Black · 2018-03-07 · Round 9PRO League Group Stage
  50. vs Artak ManukianWon · 0-1Black · 2018-03-07 · Round 9PRO League Group Stage