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Aryan Chopra

Aryan Chopra
Photo: Ic98, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
World rank
No. 71 (October 2026)
Rating
2646
Peak rating
2646 (September 2026)
Title
Grandmaster (2016)
Federation
India
Born
December 10, 2001, New Delhi, India (age 24)
FIDE ID
5084423

An Indian grandmaster from New Delhi who earned the title at 14 in 2016, then the second-youngest Indian ever after Parimarjan Negi.

He has been a regular contender in Europe’s big opens: second at Fagernes and Menorca in 2022, runner-up at the 2023 Biel Masters, and runner-up at the 2025 Aktobe Open. In 2024 he won individual gold as Vados Arad took the Romanian league.

He reached his career-high rating of 2646 in September 2026.

Career highlights

  • Grandmaster at 14
  • Runner-up at the 2023 Biel Masters
  • Individual gold in the Romanian League with Vados Arad (2024)
  • Career-high rating of 2646 (September 2026)

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