Vidit, Santosh GujrathiAge 30


Source: John Saunders/ iomchess.com

Title
Grandmaster
Live Rating
2720.0
Live Rank
#25
FIDE Rating
2720
World Rank
#25
India Rank
#6
FIDE Peak Rating
2747 - Feb 2024 (Age 29)
FIDE Peak Rank
#14 (2742) - Jan 2024 (Age 29)
Rapid
2650 World #43, Peak 2718 (Jan 2017)
Blitz
2673 World #40, Peak 2756 (Dec 2019)
Born
24 Oct 1994
FIDE ID 5029465
Wikipedia

Active Years:
2004 - 2025
Total Games:
1900
Wins:
730 (38%)
Losses:
361 (19%)
Draws:
809 (43%)
Total score:
60%
Performance :
Performance for the last active 12 months:
2640
White:
E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (33 games)
E04 Catalan Opening (32 games)
D46 Semi-Slav Defense (19 games)
Black:
D38 Queen's Gambit Declined (38 games)
C54 Italian Game (35 games)
D02 London System (24 games)

Vidit's fate is rather unusual. He was expected to take the baton from Harikrishna and become the heir to Anand's chess legacy . However, after reaching the pinnacle of his career by winning the largest Swiss tournament in the world and qualifying for the Candidates, he found that within just a year, a trio of young prodigies had surged ahead. He was no longer India's top player.

Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, born on October 24, 1994, attended a prestigious school and developed a passion for chess at a young age. At 12, he became the runner-up in the Asian U12 Championship and earned the title of FIDE Master. By 14, he was the U14 World Champion and received a new title. In 2011, Vidit won gold in the U20 World Championship (8/11), yet at 17, he was still not a grandmaster! Unlike the prodigies of the next wave, Vidit preferred books and working with coaches over relying on computers. This slowed his progress but made his chess style uniquely distinctive.

Vidit's portfolio boasts many top finishes in strong Swiss tournaments, typically scoring between "+3" and "+5", with victories at Lake Sevan in 2014 and 2016 (both 6/9) and the Dubai Open in 2017 (7/9). He first drew significant attention in 2018 when he won the Wijk aan Zee "B" tournament (9/13) and made a strong debut in the main event the following year. Since then, Vidit has been a consistent member of the "2700 club" and has remained part of this elite group for seven years. Over the years, he cemented his status with victories in Malmö (2018, 3.5/5), Biel (2019, 5.5/7), and Prague (2020, 5/9).

In 2020, as Anand's career wound down and Harikrishna's results declined, India turned to Vidit. He became the captain of the Indian team that shared victory with Russia in the hybrid Olympiad. Two years later, he played on board 1 for the first Indian team at the Chennai Olympiad. Unfortunately, the team fell short and did not reach the podium. Instead, all the glory and attention went to the "youth team" led by 16-year-old Gukesh.

The 28-year-old Gujrathi gave his all at the 2023 World Cup, where he reached the quarterfinals before losing to Abasov. Then came the FIDE Grand Swiss, his crowning moment. He began with a loss in the first round but then won three games in a row, drew, won two more, drew twice, and finished with two wins. His final score of 8.5/11 secured him first place. At the 2024 Candidates Tournament, he played creative and dynamic chess, but struggled under the pressure finishing 6th with a score of +3–5=6. The tournament was won by fellow Indian Gukesh whose finishing surge began with a victory over his compatriot.

Vidit's status remains high; he is a welcome guest at major tournaments and now sits in 4th place behind compatriots Gukesh, Erigaisi, and Praggnanandhaa. Recently, playing on board 4, the former leader helped his team win gold at the 2024 Olympiad. His story continues to unfold.

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Games

#White PlayerRatingBlack PlayerRatingResultMovesSiteDate 
1
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
2603
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
26731/2-1/274London15 Jun 2025board
2
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2673
Vokhidov, Shamsiddin
25811-041London15 Jun 2025board
3
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2673
Nakamura, Hikaru
28371/2-1/238London15 Jun 2025board
4
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2673
Pranav, V.
25921-047London15 Jun 2025board
5
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2673
Anton Guijarro, David
25431/2-1/233London15 Jun 2025board
6
Maurizzi, Marc Andria
2486
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
26731/2-1/227London15 Jun 2025board
7
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2673
Maurizzi, Marc Andria
24861-048London15 Jun 2025board
8
Sokolovsky, Yahli
2417
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
26730-127London14 Jun 2025board
9
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2673
Bansal, Saahil
18421-038London14 Jun 2025board
10
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2673
Ratnesan, Ranesh
21371/2-1/269London14 Jun 2025board
11
Vujatovic, Rajko
2122
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
26730-134London14 Jun 2025board
12
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2673
Le, Quang Liem
26620-155London14 Jun 2025board
13
George Samir, David
2147
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
26730-142London14 Jun 2025board
14
Czopor, Maciej
2382
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
26731/2-1/264London14 Jun 2025board
15
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2673
Stewart, Ashley
20971-036London14 Jun 2025board
16
Tin, Jingyao
2463
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
26730-137London14 Jun 2025board
17
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2650
Moiseenko, Alexander
25331-051London13 Jun 2025board
18
Mamedov, Edgar
2324
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
26501/2-1/255London13 Jun 2025board
19
Donchenko, Alexander
2561
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
26500-170London13 Jun 2025board
20
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2650
Sarana, Alexey
26031/2-1/247London13 Jun 2025board
21
Pranav, V.
2537
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
26501/2-1/253London12 Jun 2025board
22
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2650
So, Wesley
27141-045London12 Jun 2025board
23
Vokhidov, Shamsiddin
2519
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
26501/2-1/239London12 Jun 2025board
24
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2650
Saric, Ivan
25971-049London11 Jun 2025board
25
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2650
Willow, Jonah B
23221-036London11 Jun 2025board
26
Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick
2153
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
26501/2-1/253London11 Jun 2025board
27
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2720
Praggnanandhaa R
27581/2-1/230Paris, FR10 Apr 2025board
28
Praggnanandhaa R
2758
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
27201-054Paris, FR9 Apr 2025board
29
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2650
Erigaisi Arjun
27080-151Pairs, FR8 Apr 2025board
30
Caruana, Fabiano
2756
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
26500-146Pairs, FR8 Apr 2025board
31
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
2745
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
26501-058Pairs, FR8 Apr 2025board
32
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2650
Nepomniachtchi, Ian
27580-147Pairs, FR8 Apr 2025board
33
Rapport, Richard
2709
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
26501-027Pairs, FR8 Apr 2025board
34
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2650
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
27320-132Pairs, FR7 Apr 2025board
35
Keymer, Vincent
2649
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
26501-051Pairs, FR7 Apr 2025board
36
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2650
Praggnanandhaa R
26840-132Pairs, FR7 Apr 2025board
37
Nakamura, Hikaru
2734
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
26501-059Pairs, FR7 Apr 2025board
38
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2650
Gukesh D
26541-051Pairs, FR7 Apr 2025board
39
Carlsen, Magnus
2819
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
26501-0116Pairs, FR7 Apr 2025board
40
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2720
Dardha, Daniel
26031/2-1/223Germany2 Feb 2025board
41
Aronian, Levon
2729
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
27201/2-1/221Germany1 Feb 2025board
42
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2727
Smirin, Ilia
25741/2-1/242London7 Dec 2024board
43
Badacsonyi, Stanley Ethan Artie
2266
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
27271/2-1/262London7 Dec 2024board
44
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2727
Willow, Jonah B
24531-036London7 Dec 2024board
45
Vachier Lagrave, Maxime
2731
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
27270-138London7 Dec 2024board
46
Smirin, Ilia
2574
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
27271-049London7 Dec 2024board
47
Firouzja, Alireza
2763
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
27271-042London7 Dec 2024board
48
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2727
Sadhwani, Raunak
26731-056London7 Dec 2024board
49
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2727
Jones, Gawain C B
26390-154London7 Dec 2024board
50
Royal, Shreyas
2522
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
27270-142London7 Dec 2024board