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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

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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
2651 2017-06-17 11th World Teams 2017 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 1.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Radoslaw Wojtaszek 1-0 27 Open
2652 2017-05-20 16th Asian Continental Chengdu CHN 9.1 Yangyi Yu Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 29 Open
2653 2017-05-19 16th Asian Continental Chengdu CHN 8.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Jinshi Bai 1-0 40 Open
2654 2017-05-18 16th Asian Continental Chengdu CHN 7.4 Parham Maghsoodloo Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 60 Open
2655 2017-05-17 16th Asian Continental Chengdu CHN 6.9 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Tsegmed Batchuluun 1-0 94 Open
2656 2017-05-16 16th Asian Continental Chengdu CHN 5.1 Hao Wang Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 42 Open
2657 2017-05-15 16th Asian Continental Chengdu CHN 4.8 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Al Rakib Mollah Abdullah 1-0 31 Open
2658 2017-05-14 16th Asian Continental Chengdu CHN 3.14 Nguyen Van Huy Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 31 Open
2659 2017-05-13 16th Asian Continental Chengdu CHN 2.12 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Li Tian Yeoh 1/2-1/2 41 Open
2660 2017-05-12 16th Asian Continental Chengdu CHN 1.5 Guanchu Liu Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 77 Open
2661 2017-04-27 Reykjavik Open 2017 Reykjavik ISL 10.4 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Jorden Van Foreest 0-1 39 Open
2662 2017-04-26 Reykjavik Open 2017 Reykjavik ISL 9.2 Zoltan Almasi Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 30 Open
2663 2017-04-25 Reykjavik Open 2017 Reykjavik ISL 8.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Abhijeet Gupta 1/2-1/2 42 Open
2664 2017-04-24 Reykjavik Open 2017 Reykjavik ISL 7.6 Magesh Chandran Panchanathan Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 29 Open
2665 2017-04-23 Reykjavik Open 2017 Reykjavik ISL 6.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Baadur Jobava 1/2-1/2 30 Open
2666 2017-04-22 Reykjavik Open 2017 Reykjavik ISL 5.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Anish Giri 1/2-1/2 12 Open
2667 2017-04-21 Reykjavik Open 2017 Reykjavik ISL 4.5 Johann Hjartarson Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 26 Open
2668 2017-04-20 Reykjavik Open 2017 Reykjavik ISL 3.7 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Praggnanandhaa R 1-0 44 Open
2669 2017-04-20 Reykjavik Open 2017 Reykjavik ISL 2.8 Sigurbjorn Bjornsson Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 34 Open
2670 2017-04-19 Reykjavik Open 2017 Reykjavik ISL 1.8 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Bjorn Holm Birkisson 1-0 49 Open
2671 2017-04-11 19th Dubai Open 2017 Dubai UAE 9.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli 1/2-1/2 26 Open
2672 2017-04-10 19th Dubai Open 2017 Dubai UAE 8.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Anton Korobov 1/2-1/2 103 Open
2673 2017-04-09 19th Dubai Open 2017 Dubai UAE 7.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Eltaj Safarli 1-0 66 Open
2674 2017-04-08 19th Dubai Open 2017 Dubai UAE 6.2 Mustafa Yilmaz Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 70 Open
2675 2017-04-08 19th Dubai Open 2017 Dubai UAE 5.4 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Mikhail Al. Antipov 1-0 43 Open
2676 2017-04-06 19th Dubai Open 2017 Dubai UAE 4.2 Emre Can Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 53 Open
2677 2017-04-05 19th Dubai Open 2017 Dubai UAE 3.6 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Praggnanandhaa R 1-0 43 Open
2678 2017-04-04 19th Dubai Open 2017 Dubai UAE 2.7 Nail Bashirli Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 42 Open
2679 2017-04-03 19th Dubai Open 2017 Dubai UAE 1.8 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Khaled Mona 1-0 23 Open
2680 2017-03-01 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 9.13 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Falko Bindrich 1-0 39 Open
2681 2017-03-01 PRO League KO Stage 2017 chess.com INT 1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Simen Agdestein 1-0 34 Open
2682 2017-03-01 PRO League KO Stage 2017 chess.com INT 1 Tor Fredrik Kaasen Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 40 Open
2683 2017-02-28 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 8.12 Mikhail Al. Antipov Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 55 Open
2684 2017-02-27 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 7.14 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Aryan Tari 1/2-1/2 29 Open
2685 2017-02-26 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 6.14 Benjamin Bok Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 64 Open
2686 2017-02-25 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 5.22 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Sandipan Chanda 1-0 55 Open
2687 2017-02-24 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 4.23 Andrey Zhigalko Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 42 Open
2688 2017-02-23 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 3.36 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Eesha Karavade 1-0 45 Open
2689 2017-02-22 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 2.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Aleksandar Indjic 0-1 56 Open
2690 2017-02-21 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 1.12 Pouya Idani Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 29 Open
2691 2017-02-15 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 6 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Igor Kovalenko 1/2-1/2 94 Open
2692 2017-02-15 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 6 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Nikita Meshkovs 1/2-1/2 62 Open
2693 2017-02-15 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 6 Toms Kantans Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 49 Open
2694 2017-02-15 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 6 Arturs Bernotas Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 51 Open
2695 2017-02-11 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 5 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Marc Arnold 1-0 37 Open
2696 2017-02-11 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 5 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Robert Hess 1/2-1/2 95 Open
2697 2017-02-11 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 5 Daniel Yeager Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 22 Open
2698 2017-02-11 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 5 Aleksandr Lenderman Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 84 Open
2699 2017-02-01 PRO League Eastern 2017 chess.com INT 4 Branko Tadic Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 62 Open
2700 2017-02-01 PRO League Eastern 2017 chess.com INT 4 Goran Arsovic Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 49 Open
  1. vs Radoslaw WojtaszekWon · 1-0White · 2017-06-17 · Round 1.211th World Teams 2017
  2. vs Yangyi YuDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-05-20 · Round 9.116th Asian Continental
  3. vs Jinshi BaiWon · 1-0White · 2017-05-19 · Round 8.316th Asian Continental
  4. vs Parham MaghsoodlooWon · 0-1Black · 2017-05-18 · Round 7.416th Asian Continental
  5. vs Tsegmed BatchuluunWon · 1-0White · 2017-05-17 · Round 6.916th Asian Continental
  6. vs Hao WangLost · 1-0Black · 2017-05-16 · Round 5.116th Asian Continental
  7. vs Al Rakib Mollah AbdullahWon · 1-0White · 2017-05-15 · Round 4.816th Asian Continental
  8. vs Nguyen Van HuyWon · 0-1Black · 2017-05-14 · Round 3.1416th Asian Continental
  9. vs Li Tian YeohDraw · ½–½White · 2017-05-13 · Round 2.1216th Asian Continental
  10. vs Guanchu LiuDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-05-12 · Round 1.516th Asian Continental
  11. vs Jorden Van ForeestLost · 0-1White · 2017-04-27 · Round 10.4Reykjavik Open 2017
  12. vs Zoltan AlmasiDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-04-26 · Round 9.2Reykjavik Open 2017
  13. vs Abhijeet GuptaDraw · ½–½White · 2017-04-25 · Round 8.2Reykjavik Open 2017
  14. vs Magesh Chandran PanchanathanWon · 0-1Black · 2017-04-24 · Round 7.6Reykjavik Open 2017
  15. vs Baadur JobavaDraw · ½–½White · 2017-04-23 · Round 6.2Reykjavik Open 2017
  16. vs Anish GiriDraw · ½–½White · 2017-04-22 · Round 5.1Reykjavik Open 2017
  17. vs Johann HjartarsonWon · 0-1Black · 2017-04-21 · Round 4.5Reykjavik Open 2017
  18. vs Praggnanandhaa RWon · 1-0White · 2017-04-20 · Round 3.7Reykjavik Open 2017
  19. vs Sigurbjorn BjornssonWon · 0-1Black · 2017-04-20 · Round 2.8Reykjavik Open 2017
  20. vs Bjorn Holm BirkissonWon · 1-0White · 2017-04-19 · Round 1.8Reykjavik Open 2017
  21. vs Eduardo Iturrizaga BonelliDraw · ½–½White · 2017-04-11 · Round 9.119th Dubai Open 2017
  22. vs Anton KorobovDraw · ½–½White · 2017-04-10 · Round 8.219th Dubai Open 2017
  23. vs Eltaj SafarliWon · 1-0White · 2017-04-09 · Round 7.219th Dubai Open 2017
  24. vs Mustafa YilmazDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-04-08 · Round 6.219th Dubai Open 2017
  25. vs Mikhail Al. AntipovWon · 1-0White · 2017-04-08 · Round 5.419th Dubai Open 2017
  26. vs Emre CanDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-04-06 · Round 4.219th Dubai Open 2017
  27. vs Praggnanandhaa RWon · 1-0White · 2017-04-05 · Round 3.619th Dubai Open 2017
  28. vs Nail BashirliWon · 0-1Black · 2017-04-04 · Round 2.719th Dubai Open 2017
  29. vs Khaled MonaWon · 1-0White · 2017-04-03 · Round 1.819th Dubai Open 2017
  30. vs Falko BindrichWon · 1-0White · 2017-03-01 · Round 9.13Aeroflot Open A 2017
  31. vs Simen AgdesteinWon · 1-0White · 2017-03-01 · Round 1PRO League KO Stage 2017
  32. vs Tor Fredrik KaasenWon · 0-1Black · 2017-03-01 · Round 1PRO League KO Stage 2017
  33. vs Mikhail Al. AntipovDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-02-28 · Round 8.12Aeroflot Open A 2017
  34. vs Aryan TariDraw · ½–½White · 2017-02-27 · Round 7.14Aeroflot Open A 2017
  35. vs Benjamin BokDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-02-26 · Round 6.14Aeroflot Open A 2017
  36. vs Sandipan ChandaWon · 1-0White · 2017-02-25 · Round 5.22Aeroflot Open A 2017
  37. vs Andrey ZhigalkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-02-24 · Round 4.23Aeroflot Open A 2017
  38. vs Eesha KaravadeWon · 1-0White · 2017-02-23 · Round 3.36Aeroflot Open A 2017
  39. vs Aleksandar IndjicLost · 0-1White · 2017-02-22 · Round 2.2Aeroflot Open A 2017
  40. vs Pouya IdaniDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-02-21 · Round 1.12Aeroflot Open A 2017
  41. vs Igor KovalenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2017-02-15 · Round 6PRO League Group Stage
  42. vs Nikita MeshkovsDraw · ½–½White · 2017-02-15 · Round 6PRO League Group Stage
  43. vs Toms KantansWon · 0-1Black · 2017-02-15 · Round 6PRO League Group Stage
  44. vs Arturs BernotasWon · 0-1Black · 2017-02-15 · Round 6PRO League Group Stage
  45. vs Marc ArnoldWon · 1-0White · 2017-02-11 · Round 5PRO League Group Stage
  46. vs Robert HessDraw · ½–½White · 2017-02-11 · Round 5PRO League Group Stage
  47. vs Daniel YeagerWon · 0-1Black · 2017-02-11 · Round 5PRO League Group Stage
  48. vs Aleksandr LendermanDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-02-11 · Round 5PRO League Group Stage
  49. vs Branko TadicDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-02-01 · Round 4PRO League Eastern 2017
  50. vs Goran ArsovicDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-02-01 · Round 4PRO League Eastern 2017