Peter Anand, A

A Peter Anand, a 26-year-old Indian player, is rated 2069 — just 12 short of his peak of 2081 (Mar 2026, age 26) and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players, and in the top 9% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026, All India Civil Services Men Chess Championship 2025-26, and All India Civil Services Men Team Chess Championship 2025-26. Also played 6 rapid events (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International RAPID FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2014–2016), 13 months (2017–2018) and 26 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included).

At junior level, he reached #73, #67 and #65 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.