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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
2601 2017-12-28 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 12.3 Anton Demchenko Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 64 Open
2602 2017-12-28 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 11.39 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Jorden Van Foreest 1-0 60 Open
2603 2017-12-27 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 9.4 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Zaven Andriasian 1/2-1/2 57 Open
2604 2017-12-27 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 8.41 Pavel Eljanov Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 90 Open
2605 2017-12-27 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 7.4 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Alexander Moiseenko 1/2-1/2 51 Open
2606 2017-12-27 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 6.19 Sergey Karjakin Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 63 Open
2607 2017-12-27 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 10.42 Johan-Sebastian Christiansen Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 84 Open
2608 2017-12-26 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 5.14 Martyn Kravtsiv Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 58 Open
2609 2017-12-26 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 4.15 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Ian Nepomniachtchi 1-0 41 Open
2610 2017-12-26 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 3.37 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Pavel V. Tregubov 1-0 40 Open
2611 2017-12-26 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 2.4 Vladimir Fedoseev Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 56 Open
2612 2017-12-26 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA 1.51 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Bader Al-Hajiri 1-0 27 Open
2613 2017-12-03 TCh-HUN 2017-18 Hungary HUN 3.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Daniel Sadzikowski 1-0 47 Open
2614 2017-11-26 TCh-HUN 2017-18 Hungary HUN 2.1 Robert Ruck Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 19 Open
2615 2017-11-25 TCh-HUN 2017-18 Hungary HUN 1.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Arkadij Naiditsch 1/2-1/2 35 Open
2616 2017-11-04 TCh-CHN 2017 China CHN 18.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Guanchu Liu 1-0 43 Open
2617 2017-11-03 TCh-CHN 2017 China CHN 17.5 Jun Zhao Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 34 Open
2618 2017-11-02 TCh-CHN 2017 China CHN 16.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Xiongjian Peng 1-0 51 Open
2619 2017-10-01 chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 9.4 Richard Rapport Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 30 Open
2620 2017-09-30 chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 8.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Pavel Eljanov 1/2-1/2 30 Open
2621 2017-09-29 chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 7.1 Magnus Carlsen Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 31 Open
2622 2017-09-28 chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 6.5 Harsha Bharathakoti Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 42 Open
2623 2017-09-27 chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 5.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Aleksandr Lenderman 1/2-1/2 43 Open
2624 2017-09-26 chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 4.7 Benjamin Bok Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 40 Open
2625 2017-09-25 chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 3.16 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Michael Brown 1-0 44 Open
2626 2017-09-24 chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2.33 Martin Zumsande Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 32 Open
2627 2017-09-23 chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 1.11 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Rasmus Svane 1/2-1/2 44 Open
2628 2017-09-11 FIDE World Cup 2017 Tbilisi GEO 3.4 Liren Ding Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 38 Open
2629 2017-09-11 FIDE World Cup 2017 Tbilisi GEO 3.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Liren Ding 1/2-1/2 47 Open
2630 2017-09-10 FIDE World Cup 2017 Tbilisi GEO 3.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Liren Ding 1/2-1/2 37 Open
2631 2017-09-09 FIDE World Cup 2017 Tbilisi GEO 3.1 Liren Ding Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 38 Open
2632 2017-09-07 FIDE World Cup 2017 Tbilisi GEO 2.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Quang Liem Le 1/2-1/2 47 Open
2633 2017-09-06 FIDE World Cup 2017 Tbilisi GEO 2.1 Quang Liem Le Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 70 Open
2634 2017-09-04 FIDE World Cup 2017 Tbilisi GEO 1.2 Neuris Delgado Ramirez Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 44 Open
2635 2017-09-03 FIDE World Cup 2017 Tbilisi GEO 1.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Neuris Delgado Ramirez 1/2-1/2 32 Open
2636 2017-08-20 TCh-ESP Div Honor 2017 Linares ESP 7.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Alexander Areshchenko 1-0 35 Open
2637 2017-08-19 TCh-ESP Div Honor 2017 Linares ESP 6.2 Arkadij Naiditsch Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 58 Open
2638 2017-08-18 TCh-ESP Div Honor 2017 Linares ESP 5.4 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Tamas Banusz 1-0 33 Open
2639 2017-08-17 TCh-ESP Div Honor 2017 Linares ESP 4.1 Radoslaw Wojtaszek Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 38 Open
2640 2017-08-16 TCh-ESP Div Honor 2017 Linares ESP 3.4 Ruslan Ponomariov Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 44 Open
2641 2017-08-15 TCh-ESP Div Honor 2017 Linares ESP 2.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli 1/2-1/2 32 Open
2642 2017-08-14 TCh-ESP Div Honor 2017 Linares ESP 1.2 Baadur Jobava Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 32 Open
2643 2017-06-26 11th World Teams 2017 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 9.4 Aryan Tari Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 56 Open
2644 2017-06-25 11th World Teams 2017 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 8.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Peter Svidler 1/2-1/2 65 Open
2645 2017-06-24 11th World Teams 2017 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 7.3 Ruslan Ponomariov Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 95 Open
2646 2017-06-23 11th World Teams 2017 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 6.4 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Dragan Solak 1/2-1/2 25 Open
2647 2017-06-21 11th World Teams 2017 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 5.2 Abdelrahman Hesham Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 79 Open
2648 2017-06-20 11th World Teams 2017 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 4.5 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Alexander Onischuk 1/2-1/2 60 Open
2649 2017-06-19 11th World Teams 2017 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 3.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Sergei Zhigalko 1/2-1/2 49 Open
2650 2017-06-18 11th World Teams 2017 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2.5 Liren Ding Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 51 Open
  1. vs Anton DemchenkoLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-28 · Round 12.3World Rapid 2017
  2. vs Jorden Van ForeestWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-28 · Round 11.39World Rapid 2017
  3. vs Zaven AndriasianDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-27 · Round 9.4World Rapid 2017
  4. vs Pavel EljanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-12-27 · Round 8.41World Rapid 2017
  5. vs Alexander MoiseenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-27 · Round 7.4World Rapid 2017
  6. vs Sergey KarjakinLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-27 · Round 6.19World Rapid 2017
  7. vs Johan-Sebastian ChristiansenDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-12-27 · Round 10.42World Rapid 2017
  8. vs Martyn KravtsivLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-26 · Round 5.14World Rapid 2017
  9. vs Ian NepomniachtchiWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-26 · Round 4.15World Rapid 2017
  10. vs Pavel V. TregubovWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-26 · Round 3.37World Rapid 2017
  11. vs Vladimir FedoseevLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-26 · Round 2.4World Rapid 2017
  12. vs Bader Al-HajiriWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-26 · Round 1.51World Rapid 2017
  13. vs Daniel SadzikowskiWon · 1-0White · 2017-12-03 · Round 3.1TCh-HUN 2017-18
  14. vs Robert RuckDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-11-26 · Round 2.1TCh-HUN 2017-18
  15. vs Arkadij NaiditschDraw · ½–½White · 2017-11-25 · Round 1.2TCh-HUN 2017-18
  16. vs Guanchu LiuWon · 1-0White · 2017-11-04 · Round 18.3TCh-CHN 2017
  17. vs Jun ZhaoLost · 1-0Black · 2017-11-03 · Round 17.5TCh-CHN 2017
  18. vs Xiongjian PengWon · 1-0White · 2017-11-02 · Round 16.2TCh-CHN 2017
  19. vs Richard RapportDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-10-01 · Round 9.4chess.com IoM Masters
  20. vs Pavel EljanovDraw · ½–½White · 2017-09-30 · Round 8.3chess.com IoM Masters
  21. vs Magnus CarlsenDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-09-29 · Round 7.1chess.com IoM Masters
  22. vs Harsha BharathakotiWon · 0-1Black · 2017-09-28 · Round 6.5chess.com IoM Masters
  23. vs Aleksandr LendermanDraw · ½–½White · 2017-09-27 · Round 5.3chess.com IoM Masters
  24. vs Benjamin BokWon · 0-1Black · 2017-09-26 · Round 4.7chess.com IoM Masters
  25. vs Michael BrownWon · 1-0White · 2017-09-25 · Round 3.16chess.com IoM Masters
  26. vs Martin ZumsandeWon · 0-1Black · 2017-09-24 · Round 2.33chess.com IoM Masters
  27. vs Rasmus SvaneDraw · ½–½White · 2017-09-23 · Round 1.11chess.com IoM Masters
  28. vs Liren DingLost · 1-0Black · 2017-09-11 · Round 3.4FIDE World Cup 2017
  29. vs Liren DingDraw · ½–½White · 2017-09-11 · Round 3.3FIDE World Cup 2017
  30. vs Liren DingDraw · ½–½White · 2017-09-10 · Round 3.2FIDE World Cup 2017
  31. vs Liren DingDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-09-09 · Round 3.1FIDE World Cup 2017
  32. vs Quang Liem LeDraw · ½–½White · 2017-09-07 · Round 2.2FIDE World Cup 2017
  33. vs Quang Liem LeWon · 0-1Black · 2017-09-06 · Round 2.1FIDE World Cup 2017
  34. vs Neuris Delgado RamirezWon · 0-1Black · 2017-09-04 · Round 1.2FIDE World Cup 2017
  35. vs Neuris Delgado RamirezDraw · ½–½White · 2017-09-03 · Round 1.1FIDE World Cup 2017
  36. vs Alexander AreshchenkoWon · 1-0White · 2017-08-20 · Round 7.3TCh-ESP Div Honor 2017
  37. vs Arkadij NaiditschDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-08-19 · Round 6.2TCh-ESP Div Honor 2017
  38. vs Tamas BanuszWon · 1-0White · 2017-08-18 · Round 5.4TCh-ESP Div Honor 2017
  39. vs Radoslaw WojtaszekDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-08-17 · Round 4.1TCh-ESP Div Honor 2017
  40. vs Ruslan PonomariovDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-08-16 · Round 3.4TCh-ESP Div Honor 2017
  41. vs Eduardo Iturrizaga BonelliDraw · ½–½White · 2017-08-15 · Round 2.2TCh-ESP Div Honor 2017
  42. vs Baadur JobavaDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-08-14 · Round 1.2TCh-ESP Div Honor 2017
  43. vs Aryan TariDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-06-26 · Round 9.411th World Teams 2017
  44. vs Peter SvidlerDraw · ½–½White · 2017-06-25 · Round 8.311th World Teams 2017
  45. vs Ruslan PonomariovDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-06-24 · Round 7.311th World Teams 2017
  46. vs Dragan SolakDraw · ½–½White · 2017-06-23 · Round 6.411th World Teams 2017
  47. vs Abdelrahman HeshamDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-06-21 · Round 5.211th World Teams 2017
  48. vs Alexander OnischukDraw · ½–½White · 2017-06-20 · Round 4.511th World Teams 2017
  49. vs Sergei ZhigalkoDraw · ½–½White · 2017-06-19 · Round 3.111th World Teams 2017
  50. vs Liren DingDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-06-18 · Round 2.511th World Teams 2017