Aravindh Chithambaram

World rank: No. 42 (October 2026)
Rating: 2677
Peak rating: 2749 (April 2025)
Title: Grandmaster (2015)
Federation: India
Born: September 11, 1999, Thirunagar, India (age 27)
FIDE ID: 5072786

An Indian grandmaster from Tamil Nadu and two-time national champion, in 2018 and 2019. He became a grandmaster in 2015.

His breakthrough came in late 2024 and 2025. He won the Chennai Grand Masters after a playoff with Levon Aronian, the 2025 Prague Masters by a full point without losing a game, and the Stepan Avagyan Memorial in Jermuk on tiebreak over Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. He reached a peak rating of 2749 in April 2025.

He plays for S8UL Esports, and in 2026 became the first Indian to qualify for the Esports World Cup chess event.

Career highlights

Won the 2025 Prague Masters by a full point, unbeaten
Won the 2024 Chennai Grand Masters
Won the 2025 Stepan Avagyan Memorial
Two-time Indian Champion (2018, 2019)
Peak rating 2749 (April 2025)

Titles

Prague Chess Festival: 2025
Chennai Grand Masters: 2024

From the winners lists on our event pages.

Aravindh Chithambaram in The Chess Herald

Oct 22, 2026Novy Bor and SuperChess Meet in Round 6 With 10/10 Each
Oct 12, 2026Viernheim Lead Baden-Baden on Board Points After Three Bundesliga Rounds
Sep 8, 2026GCL's Wild Day 3: Gambits Fall, Pipers Seize the Lead
Sep 6, 2026Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi Meet Again, but This Time Board Six Matters More Than They Do

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Profile last reviewed September 29, 2026. Ratings update monthly from FIDE.