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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
3001 2014-05-17 52nd ch-IND National B 2014 Dharamshala IND 11.1 Deepan Chakkravarthy J. Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 18 Open
3002 2014-05-16 52nd ch-IND National B 2014 Dharamshala IND 10.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Shyaam Nikhil P 1/2-1/2 22 Open
3003 2014-05-15 52nd ch-IND National B 2014 Dharamshala IND 9.1 Mishra Swayams Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 30 Open
3004 2014-05-14 52nd ch-IND National B 2014 Dharamshala IND 8.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Murali Karthikeyan 1-0 64 Open
3005 2014-05-13 52nd ch-IND National B 2014 Dharamshala IND 7.2 Vishnu Prasanna. V Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 30 Open
3006 2014-05-13 52nd ch-IND National B 2014 Dharamshala IND 6.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit V A V Rajesh 1-0 31 Open
3007 2014-05-12 52nd ch-IND National B 2014 Dharamshala IND 5.8 Karthik Venkataraman Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 27 Open
3008 2014-05-11 52nd ch-IND National B 2014 Dharamshala IND 4.6 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit S. Nitin 1/2-1/2 21 Open
3009 2014-05-10 52nd ch-IND National B 2014 Dharamshala IND 3.1 Teja S. Ravi Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 41 Open
3010 2014-05-10 52nd ch-IND National B 2014 Dharamshala IND 2.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Rajib Dhar 1-0 55 Open
3011 2014-05-09 52nd ch-IND National B 2014 Dharamshala IND 1.1 Mithilesh Kumar Srivastava Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 27 Open
3012 2014-04-25 13th Asian Continental 2014 Sharjah UAE 9.11 Duc Hoa Nguyen Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 36 Open
3013 2014-04-24 13th Asian Continental 2014 Sharjah UAE 8.12 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Bayarsaikhan Gundavaa 1/2-1/2 32 Open
3014 2014-04-23 13th Asian Continental 2014 Sharjah UAE 7.11 Abhijit Kunte Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 10 Open
3015 2014-04-22 13th Asian Continental 2014 Sharjah UAE 6.11 Thien Hai Dao Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 34 Open
3016 2014-04-21 13th Asian Continental 2014 Sharjah UAE 5.9 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Krishnan Sasikiran 1/2-1/2 28 Open
3017 2014-04-20 13th Asian Continental 2014 Sharjah UAE 4.9 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Jakhongir Vakhidov 1/2-1/2 44 Open
3018 2014-04-19 13th Asian Continental 2014 Sharjah UAE 3.9 Das Debashis Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 25 Open
3019 2014-04-18 13th Asian Continental 2014 Sharjah UAE 2.17 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Yiye Wang 1-0 35 Open
3020 2014-04-17 13th Asian Continental 2014 Sharjah UAE 1.11 Yinglun Xu Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 31 Open
3021 2014-03-27 19th Kolkata GM Open 2014 Kolkata IND 10.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Lalit Babu M R 0-1 97 Open
3022 2014-03-26 19th Kolkata GM Open 2014 Kolkata IND 9.3 S.P. Sethuraman Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 98 Open
3023 2014-03-25 19th Kolkata GM Open 2014 Kolkata IND 8.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Oliver Barbosa 1/2-1/2 39 Open
3024 2014-03-24 19th Kolkata GM Open 2014 Kolkata IND 7.1 Abhijit Kunte Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 31 Open
3025 2014-03-23 19th Kolkata GM Open 2014 Kolkata IND 6.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Al Rakib Mollah Abdullah 1-0 23 Open
3026 2014-03-22 19th Kolkata GM Open 2014 Kolkata IND 5.2 B. Adhiban Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 34 Open
3027 2014-03-21 19th Kolkata GM Open 2014 Kolkata IND 4.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Deepan Chakkravarthy J. 1/2-1/2 31 Open
3028 2014-03-20 19th Kolkata GM Open 2014 Kolkata IND 3.2 Das Debashis Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 22 Open
3029 2014-03-19 19th Kolkata GM Open 2014 Kolkata IND 2.4 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Das Neelotpal 1-0 37 Open
3030 2014-03-18 19th Kolkata GM Open 2014 Kolkata IND 1.6 Visakh N R Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 40 Open
3031 2013-12-03 2nd Hyderabad GM Open 2013 Hyderabad IND 11.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Tornike Sanikidze 1-0 27 Open
3032 2013-12-01 2nd Hyderabad GM Open 2013 Hyderabad IND 9.3 Mikhail Mozharov Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 53 Open
3033 2013-12-01 2nd Hyderabad GM Open 2013 Hyderabad IND 8.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Ivan Popov 1/2-1/2 34 Open
3034 2013-11-30 2nd Hyderabad GM Open 2013 Hyderabad IND 7.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Levan Pantsulaia 1-0 40 Open
3035 2013-11-29 2nd Hyderabad GM Open 2013 Hyderabad IND 6.4 Merab Gagunashvili Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 21 Open
3036 2013-11-28 2nd Hyderabad GM Open 2013 Hyderabad IND 5.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Alon Greenfeld 1/2-1/2 27 Open
3037 2013-11-27 2nd Hyderabad GM Open 2013 Hyderabad IND 4.1 Azer Mirzoev Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 26 Open
3038 2013-11-27 2nd Hyderabad GM Open 2013 Hyderabad IND 3.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Sinisa Drazic 1-0 52 Open
3039 2013-11-25 2nd Hyderabad GM Open 2013 Hyderabad IND 2.3 Hafizulhelmi Mas Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 37 Open
3040 2013-11-25 2nd Hyderabad GM Open 2013 Hyderabad IND 1.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Praneeth Surya K 1-0 39 Open
3041 2013-11-22 Chennai GM Open 2013 Chennai IND 10.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Vishnu Prasanna. V 1/2-1/2 28 Open
3042 2013-11-21 Chennai GM Open 2013 Chennai IND 9.2 Mishra Swayams Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 44 Open
3043 2013-11-20 Chennai GM Open 2013 Chennai IND 8.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Siddharth Ravichandran 1-0 58 Open
3044 2013-11-20 Chennai GM Open 2013 Chennai IND 7.1 Mikhail Mozharov Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1-0 34 Open
3045 2013-11-19 Chennai GM Open 2013 Chennai IND 6.1 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Lalit Babu M R 1-0 59 Open
3046 2013-11-18 Chennai GM Open 2013 Chennai IND 5.2 Sopiko Guramishvili Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 43 Open
3047 2013-11-17 Chennai GM Open 2013 Chennai IND 4.3 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Chithambaram VR. Aravindh 1-0 57 Open
3048 2013-11-17 Chennai GM Open 2013 Chennai IND 3.1 S. Dhopade Swapnil Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1/2-1/2 40 Open
3049 2013-11-16 Chennai GM Open 2013 Chennai IND 2.2 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Vahe Baghdasaryan 1-0 31 Open
3050 2013-11-15 Chennai GM Open 2013 Chennai IND 1.2 Chinmay Kulkarni Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 0-1 41 Open
  1. vs Deepan Chakkravarthy J.Draw · ½–½Black · 2014-05-17 · Round 11.152nd ch-IND National B 2014
  2. vs Shyaam Nikhil PDraw · ½–½White · 2014-05-16 · Round 10.152nd ch-IND National B 2014
  3. vs Mishra SwayamsWon · 0-1Black · 2014-05-15 · Round 9.152nd ch-IND National B 2014
  4. vs Murali KarthikeyanWon · 1-0White · 2014-05-14 · Round 8.152nd ch-IND National B 2014
  5. vs Vishnu Prasanna. VDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-05-13 · Round 7.252nd ch-IND National B 2014
  6. vs V A V RajeshWon · 1-0White · 2014-05-13 · Round 6.352nd ch-IND National B 2014
  7. vs Karthik VenkataramanWon · 0-1Black · 2014-05-12 · Round 5.852nd ch-IND National B 2014
  8. vs S. NitinDraw · ½–½White · 2014-05-11 · Round 4.652nd ch-IND National B 2014
  9. vs Teja S. RaviDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-05-10 · Round 3.152nd ch-IND National B 2014
  10. vs Rajib DharWon · 1-0White · 2014-05-10 · Round 2.152nd ch-IND National B 2014
  11. vs Mithilesh Kumar SrivastavaWon · 0-1Black · 2014-05-09 · Round 1.152nd ch-IND National B 2014
  12. vs Duc Hoa NguyenWon · 0-1Black · 2014-04-25 · Round 9.1113th Asian Continental 2014
  13. vs Bayarsaikhan GundavaaDraw · ½–½White · 2014-04-24 · Round 8.1213th Asian Continental 2014
  14. vs Abhijit KunteDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-04-23 · Round 7.1113th Asian Continental 2014
  15. vs Thien Hai DaoDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-04-22 · Round 6.1113th Asian Continental 2014
  16. vs Krishnan SasikiranDraw · ½–½White · 2014-04-21 · Round 5.913th Asian Continental 2014
  17. vs Jakhongir VakhidovDraw · ½–½White · 2014-04-20 · Round 4.913th Asian Continental 2014
  18. vs Das DebashisDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-04-19 · Round 3.913th Asian Continental 2014
  19. vs Yiye WangWon · 1-0White · 2014-04-18 · Round 2.1713th Asian Continental 2014
  20. vs Yinglun XuDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-04-17 · Round 1.1113th Asian Continental 2014
  21. vs Lalit Babu M RLost · 0-1White · 2014-03-27 · Round 10.119th Kolkata GM Open 2014
  22. vs S.P. SethuramanWon · 0-1Black · 2014-03-26 · Round 9.319th Kolkata GM Open 2014
  23. vs Oliver BarbosaDraw · ½–½White · 2014-03-25 · Round 8.119th Kolkata GM Open 2014
  24. vs Abhijit KunteDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-03-24 · Round 7.119th Kolkata GM Open 2014
  25. vs Al Rakib Mollah AbdullahWon · 1-0White · 2014-03-23 · Round 6.319th Kolkata GM Open 2014
  26. vs B. AdhibanDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-03-22 · Round 5.219th Kolkata GM Open 2014
  27. vs Deepan Chakkravarthy J.Draw · ½–½White · 2014-03-21 · Round 4.119th Kolkata GM Open 2014
  28. vs Das DebashisWon · 0-1Black · 2014-03-20 · Round 3.219th Kolkata GM Open 2014
  29. vs Das NeelotpalWon · 1-0White · 2014-03-19 · Round 2.419th Kolkata GM Open 2014
  30. vs Visakh N RWon · 0-1Black · 2014-03-18 · Round 1.619th Kolkata GM Open 2014
  31. vs Tornike SanikidzeWon · 1-0White · 2013-12-03 · Round 11.32nd Hyderabad GM Open 2013
  32. vs Mikhail MozharovWon · 0-1Black · 2013-12-01 · Round 9.32nd Hyderabad GM Open 2013
  33. vs Ivan PopovDraw · ½–½White · 2013-12-01 · Round 8.22nd Hyderabad GM Open 2013
  34. vs Levan PantsulaiaWon · 1-0White · 2013-11-30 · Round 7.22nd Hyderabad GM Open 2013
  35. vs Merab GagunashviliDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-11-29 · Round 6.42nd Hyderabad GM Open 2013
  36. vs Alon GreenfeldDraw · ½–½White · 2013-11-28 · Round 5.22nd Hyderabad GM Open 2013
  37. vs Azer MirzoevDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-11-27 · Round 4.12nd Hyderabad GM Open 2013
  38. vs Sinisa DrazicWon · 1-0White · 2013-11-27 · Round 3.12nd Hyderabad GM Open 2013
  39. vs Hafizulhelmi MasWon · 0-1Black · 2013-11-25 · Round 2.32nd Hyderabad GM Open 2013
  40. vs Praneeth Surya KWon · 1-0White · 2013-11-25 · Round 1.32nd Hyderabad GM Open 2013
  41. vs Vishnu Prasanna. VDraw · ½–½White · 2013-11-22 · Round 10.1Chennai GM Open 2013
  42. vs Mishra SwayamsWon · 0-1Black · 2013-11-21 · Round 9.2Chennai GM Open 2013
  43. vs Siddharth RavichandranWon · 1-0White · 2013-11-20 · Round 8.3Chennai GM Open 2013
  44. vs Mikhail MozharovLost · 1-0Black · 2013-11-20 · Round 7.1Chennai GM Open 2013
  45. vs Lalit Babu M RWon · 1-0White · 2013-11-19 · Round 6.1Chennai GM Open 2013
  46. vs Sopiko GuramishviliWon · 0-1Black · 2013-11-18 · Round 5.2Chennai GM Open 2013
  47. vs Chithambaram VR. AravindhWon · 1-0White · 2013-11-17 · Round 4.3Chennai GM Open 2013
  48. vs S. Dhopade SwapnilDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-11-17 · Round 3.1Chennai GM Open 2013
  49. vs Vahe BaghdasaryanWon · 1-0White · 2013-11-16 · Round 2.2Chennai GM Open 2013
  50. vs Chinmay KulkarniWon · 0-1Black · 2013-11-15 · Round 1.2Chennai GM Open 2013