Vivekananthan, Anish

Anish Vivekananthan, a 22-year-old American International Master, is rated 2404 — just 8 short of his peak of 2412 (Nov 2025, age 21) and sitting in the top 2% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 2 years. 64 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Texas Grand Circuit #1 - International Section, 2026 February-March TCC South Texas FIDE - Championship, and 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 Arianne Caoili Memorial Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 CAQ Queensland Blitz Championship) recently. He took a 22-month break between Jul 2023 and Jun 2025. He reached American #81 in Sep 2023.

Awarded IM in 2023 (age 19) and FM in 2019 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #67 in U20, World #86 in U18, World #49 in U14 and #10 and #16 nationally in U16 and U12.