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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

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
2901 2015-07-16 Lake Sevan 2015 Martuni ARM 5.3 Samuel Sevian Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 51 Open
2902 2015-07-15 Lake Sevan 2015 Martuni ARM 4.4 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Jan-Krzysztof Duda 0-1 64 Open
2903 2015-07-14 Lake Sevan 2015 Martuni ARM 3.3 Hovhannes Gabuzyan Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 44 Open
2904 2015-07-13 Lake Sevan 2015 Martuni ARM 2.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Vladislav Artemiev 1-0 45 Open
2905 2015-07-12 Lake Sevan 2015 Martuni ARM 1.2 A.R. Saleh Salem Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 18 Open
2906 2015-06-13 Maharashtra TChIND KO Pune IND 2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Aakanksha Hagawane 1-0 41 Open
2907 2015-06-12 Maharashtra TChIND League Pune IND 5.6 Shalmali Gagare Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 41 Open
2908 2015-06-12 Maharashtra TChIND League Pune IND 4.6 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit S. Dhopade Swapnil 1/2-1/2 28 Open
2909 2015-06-12 Maharashtra TChIND League Pune IND 3.5 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Eesha Karavade 1/2-1/2 59 Open
2910 2015-06-11 Maharashtra TChIND League Pune IND 2.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Sundar M. Shyam 0-1 39 Open
2911 2015-06-11 Maharashtra TChIND League Pune IND 1.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Abhijit Kunte 1-0 41 Open
2912 2015-04-27 10th World Teams 2015 Tsaghkadzor ARM 8.4 Hrant Melkumyan Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 75 Open
2913 2015-04-26 10th World Teams 2015 Tsaghkadzor ARM 7.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suarez 1-0 41 Open
2914 2015-04-25 10th World Teams 2015 Tsaghkadzor ARM 6.2 Nikita Vitiugov Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 33 Open
2915 2015-04-23 10th World Teams 2015 Tsaghkadzor ARM 5.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Alexander Moiseenko 1/2-1/2 56 Open
2916 2015-04-22 10th World Teams 2015 Tsaghkadzor ARM 4.5 Richard Rapport Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 64 Open
2917 2015-04-20 10th World Teams 2015 Tsaghkadzor ARM 2.3 Daniel Naroditsky Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 28 Open
2918 2015-04-19 10th World Teams 2015 Tsaghkadzor ARM 1.5 Ahmed Adly Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 40 Open
2919 2015-04-04 Aeroflot Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 9.16 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Hovhannes Gabuzyan 1/2-1/2 32 Open
2920 2015-04-03 Aeroflot Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 8.19 Matthias Bluebaum Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 33 Open
2921 2015-04-02 Aeroflot Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 7.23 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Mishra Swayams 1-0 41 Open
2922 2015-04-01 Aeroflot Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 6.19 Rinat Jumabayev Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 51 Open
2923 2015-03-31 Aeroflot Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 5.18 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Mikhail Mozharov 1/2-1/2 53 Open
2924 2015-03-30 Aeroflot Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 4.5 Ian Nepomniachtchi Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 67 Open
2925 2015-03-29 Aeroflot Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 3.6 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Anton Korobov 1/2-1/2 76 Open
2926 2015-03-28 Aeroflot Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 2.6 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Vladimir Fedoseev 1/2-1/2 19 Open
2927 2015-03-27 Aeroflot Open A 2015 Moscow RUS 1.24 Pouya Idani Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 66 Open
2928 2015-03-06 31st Cappelle Open 2015 Cappelle la Grande FRA 8.8 Rui Gao Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 30 Open
2929 2015-03-05 31st Cappelle Open 2015 Cappelle la Grande FRA 7.6 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Federico Perez Ponsa 1/2-1/2 41 Open
2930 2015-03-03 31st Cappelle Open 2015 Cappelle la Grande FRA 5.1 Fabien Libiszewski Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 37 Open
2931 2015-03-01 31st Cappelle Open 2015 Cappelle la Grande FRA 2.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Ramil Hasangatin 1/2-1/2 44 Open
2932 2015-02-25 35th TCh-IND 2015 Goa IND 8 Chandrashekhar Gokhale Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 39 Open
2933 2015-02-24 35th TCh-IND 2015 Goa IND 7 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Reddy M.L. Abhilash 1-0 22 Open
2934 2015-02-23 35th TCh-IND 2015 Goa IND 6 S. Dhopade Swapnil Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 11 Open
2935 2015-02-23 35th TCh-IND 2015 Goa IND 5 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Arghyadip Das 1-0 20 Open
2936 2015-02-22 35th TCh-IND 2015 Goa IND 4 G.A. Stany Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 29 Open
2937 2015-02-21 35th TCh-IND 2015 Goa IND 3 Dinesh K. Sharma Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 70 Open
2938 2015-02-20 35th TCh-IND 2015 Goa IND 1 K. Srikanth Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 45 Open
2939 2014-12-26 3rd Al Ain Chess Classic Al-Ain UAE 9.2 Yuriy Kryvoruchko Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 49 Open
2940 2014-12-25 3rd Al Ain Chess Classic Al-Ain UAE 8.8 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Deep Sengupta 1-0 63 Open
2941 2014-12-24 3rd Al Ain Chess Classic Al-Ain UAE 7.6 Luka Paichadze Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 40 Open
2942 2014-12-23 3rd Al Ain Chess Classic Al-Ain UAE 6.14 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Sayantan Das 1-0 30 Open
2943 2014-12-22 3rd Al Ain Chess Classic Al-Ain UAE 5.8 Ziaur Rahman Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 28 Open
2944 2014-12-21 3rd Al Ain Chess Classic Al-Ain UAE 4.6 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Nijat Abasov 1/2-1/2 76 Open
2945 2014-12-20 3rd Al Ain Chess Classic Al-Ain UAE 3.7 Sahaj Grover Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 48 Open
2946 2014-12-20 3rd Al Ain Chess Classic Al-Ain UAE 2.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Asylbek Abdyzhapar 1-0 25 Open
2947 2014-12-19 3rd Al Ain Chess Classic Al-Ain UAE 1.12 Rameshbabu Vaishali Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 44 Open
2948 2014-12-18 52nd SIB-CMS ch-IND 2014 Kottayam IND 13.5 P.D.S. Girinath Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 35 Open
2949 2014-12-17 52nd SIB-CMS ch-IND 2014 Kottayam IND 12.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Deep Sengupta 1/2-1/2 44 Open
2950 2014-12-16 52nd SIB-CMS ch-IND 2014 Kottayam IND 11.4 S.P. Sethuraman Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 26 Open
  1. vs Samuel SevianDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-07-16 · Round 5.3Lake Sevan 2015
  2. vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaLost · 0-1White · 2015-07-15 · Round 4.4Lake Sevan 2015
  3. vs Hovhannes GabuzyanWon · 0-1Black · 2015-07-14 · Round 3.3Lake Sevan 2015
  4. vs Vladislav ArtemievWon · 1-0White · 2015-07-13 · Round 2.2Lake Sevan 2015
  5. vs A.R. Saleh SalemDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-07-12 · Round 1.2Lake Sevan 2015
  6. vs Aakanksha HagawaneWon · 1-0White · 2015-06-13 · Round 2Maharashtra TChIND KO
  7. vs Shalmali GagareWon · 0-1Black · 2015-06-12 · Round 5.6Maharashtra TChIND League
  8. vs S. Dhopade SwapnilDraw · ½–½White · 2015-06-12 · Round 4.6Maharashtra TChIND League
  9. vs Eesha KaravadeDraw · ½–½White · 2015-06-12 · Round 3.5Maharashtra TChIND League
  10. vs Sundar M. ShyamLost · 0-1White · 2015-06-11 · Round 2.2Maharashtra TChIND League
  11. vs Abhijit KunteWon · 1-0White · 2015-06-11 · Round 1.1Maharashtra TChIND League
  12. vs Hrant MelkumyanLost · 1-0Black · 2015-04-27 · Round 8.410th World Teams 2015
  13. vs Isan Reynaldo Ortiz SuarezWon · 1-0White · 2015-04-26 · Round 7.110th World Teams 2015
  14. vs Nikita VitiugovDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-04-25 · Round 6.210th World Teams 2015
  15. vs Alexander MoiseenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2015-04-23 · Round 5.110th World Teams 2015
  16. vs Richard RapportWon · 0-1Black · 2015-04-22 · Round 4.510th World Teams 2015
  17. vs Daniel NaroditskyDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-04-20 · Round 2.310th World Teams 2015
  18. vs Ahmed AdlyWon · 0-1Black · 2015-04-19 · Round 1.510th World Teams 2015
  19. vs Hovhannes GabuzyanDraw · ½–½White · 2015-04-04 · Round 9.16Aeroflot Open A 2015
  20. vs Matthias BluebaumWon · 0-1Black · 2015-04-03 · Round 8.19Aeroflot Open A 2015
  21. vs Mishra SwayamsWon · 1-0White · 2015-04-02 · Round 7.23Aeroflot Open A 2015
  22. vs Rinat JumabayevLost · 1-0Black · 2015-04-01 · Round 6.19Aeroflot Open A 2015
  23. vs Mikhail MozharovDraw · ½–½White · 2015-03-31 · Round 5.18Aeroflot Open A 2015
  24. vs Ian NepomniachtchiLost · 1-0Black · 2015-03-30 · Round 4.5Aeroflot Open A 2015
  25. vs Anton KorobovDraw · ½–½White · 2015-03-29 · Round 3.6Aeroflot Open A 2015
  26. vs Vladimir FedoseevDraw · ½–½White · 2015-03-28 · Round 2.6Aeroflot Open A 2015
  27. vs Pouya IdaniWon · 0-1Black · 2015-03-27 · Round 1.24Aeroflot Open A 2015
  28. vs Rui GaoDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-03-06 · Round 8.831st Cappelle Open 2015
  29. vs Federico Perez PonsaDraw · ½–½White · 2015-03-05 · Round 7.631st Cappelle Open 2015
  30. vs Fabien LibiszewskiDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-03-03 · Round 5.131st Cappelle Open 2015
  31. vs Ramil HasangatinDraw · ½–½White · 2015-03-01 · Round 2.131st Cappelle Open 2015
  32. vs Chandrashekhar GokhaleWon · 0-1Black · 2015-02-25 · Round 835th TCh-IND 2015
  33. vs Reddy M.L. AbhilashWon · 1-0White · 2015-02-24 · Round 735th TCh-IND 2015
  34. vs S. Dhopade SwapnilDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-02-23 · Round 635th TCh-IND 2015
  35. vs Arghyadip DasWon · 1-0White · 2015-02-23 · Round 535th TCh-IND 2015
  36. vs G.A. StanyWon · 0-1Black · 2015-02-22 · Round 435th TCh-IND 2015
  37. vs Dinesh K. SharmaWon · 0-1Black · 2015-02-21 · Round 335th TCh-IND 2015
  38. vs K. SrikanthWon · 0-1Black · 2015-02-20 · Round 135th TCh-IND 2015
  39. vs Yuriy KryvoruchkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-12-26 · Round 9.23rd Al Ain Chess Classic
  40. vs Deep SenguptaWon · 1-0White · 2014-12-25 · Round 8.83rd Al Ain Chess Classic
  41. vs Luka PaichadzeDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-12-24 · Round 7.63rd Al Ain Chess Classic
  42. vs Sayantan DasWon · 1-0White · 2014-12-23 · Round 6.143rd Al Ain Chess Classic
  43. vs Ziaur RahmanDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-12-22 · Round 5.83rd Al Ain Chess Classic
  44. vs Nijat AbasovDraw · ½–½White · 2014-12-21 · Round 4.63rd Al Ain Chess Classic
  45. vs Sahaj GroverDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-12-20 · Round 3.73rd Al Ain Chess Classic
  46. vs Asylbek AbdyzhaparWon · 1-0White · 2014-12-20 · Round 2.13rd Al Ain Chess Classic
  47. vs Rameshbabu VaishaliWon · 0-1Black · 2014-12-19 · Round 1.123rd Al Ain Chess Classic
  48. vs P.D.S. GirinathLost · 1-0Black · 2014-12-18 · Round 13.552nd SIB-CMS ch-IND 2014
  49. vs Deep SenguptaDraw · ½–½White · 2014-12-17 · Round 12.252nd SIB-CMS ch-IND 2014
  50. vs S.P. SethuramanDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-12-16 · Round 11.452nd SIB-CMS ch-IND 2014