Vidit Gujrathi

World rank: No. 36 (October 2026)
Rating: 2693 (−4 this month)
Peak rating: 2747 (February 2024)
Title: Grandmaster (2013)
Federation: India
Born: October 24, 1994, Nashik, India (age 31)
FIDE ID: 5029465

An Indian grandmaster from Nashik and the fourth Indian ever to pass 2700. Vidit won the 2023 Grand Swiss, which made him only the third Indian to qualify for the Candidates.

At the 2024 Candidates in Toronto he finished sixth, beating Hikaru Nakamura in both of their games. Later that year he was part of the Indian team that won Olympiad gold in Budapest, having captained India to gold at the 2020 Online Olympiad.

His other wins include the 2019 Biel festival and the 2023 Gashimov Memorial, and in 2025 he qualified for the Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam.

Career highlights

Won the 2023 Grand Swiss
Played the 2024 Candidates, beating Nakamura twice
Olympiad gold with India in 2024
Won the 2019 Biel festival and the 2023 Gashimov Memorial
Peak rating 2747 (February 2024)

Titles

FIDE Grand Swiss: 2023
Biel Chess Festival: 2019

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Vidit Gujrathi in The Chess Herald

Oct 3, 2026Bluebaum Wins the Freestyle Friday Opener on 9 Points
Sep 8, 2026GCL's Wild Day 3: Gambits Fall, Pipers Seize the Lead
Sep 7, 2026Carlsen Returns, But GCL Day One Belongs to Sindarov
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.