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Vignesh N R
GM🇮🇳FIDE 25012215· Male· India· Born in 1998
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Vignesh N R, a 28-year-old Indian Grandmaster, is rated 2515 — just 22 short of his peak of 2537 (Feb 2025, age 27) and ranked 43rd among Indian players, and 483rd worldwide. He has held steady between 2500 and 2525 for 6 months. 95 rated games in the past year (≈107/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026, 51 Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Sevilla 2026, and Roquetas Chess Festival 2026 - XXXVII International Open. Also played 3 rapid (including 21st Memorial Rapid Tournament "Uros Dinic") and 4 blitz events (including 2. OTVORENI BLITZ TURNIR U SAHU - INGSMA 2025) recently. He reached World #400 in Feb 2025.
Awarded GM in 2023 (age 25) and IM in 2015 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #46 in U20, World #29 in U18, World #30 in U16, World #47 in U14 and #9 nationally in U12.
Current rating
2515
Standard
Rpd2381·Blz2453
All-time high
2537
−22 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 27
Feb 2025 · age 27
Activity
93
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
95 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#43
#43 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
23 entries2026
Re-crossed 2500
at age 28
Jan 2026
2025
Peak Indian rank: #30
at age 27 · rated 2537
Feb 2025
Peak World rank: #400
at age 27 · rated 2537
Feb 2025
All-time peak 2537
at age 27 · −22 from today
Feb 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2500
at age 25
Aug 2023
GM title awardedGM
at age 25 · 2023 1st FIDE Council
Apr 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-16
2531 → 2515
Tournaments
10
95 games
Score
60.5/ 9563.7%
48W37D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/8 | #21 | 2387 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/9 | #10 | 2449 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 2507 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2587 | +12.3 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #25 | 2480 | +1.1 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8/9 | #2 | 2657 | +15.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 2358 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/7 | #328 | 2062 | -28.9 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 2502 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/8 | #58 | 2340 | -16.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsShyaam Nikhil PGM
🇮🇳IND·2435
+3 −2 =8
13 games·last met Jun 2026
View head-to-head →
vsChithambaram VR. AravindhGM
🇮🇳IND·2692
+2 −3 =8
13 games·last met Oct 2023
View head-to-head →
vsMurali KarthikeyanGM
🇮🇳IND·2661
+2 −5 =5
12 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsVisakh N RGM
🇮🇳IND·2532
+0 −2 =8
10 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met Aug 2024
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Rankings
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India
#43
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#125
in continent
World
#483
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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