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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 44th among Indian players, and 493rd worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2488 and 2537 over the past 2 years. 95 rated games in the past year (≈108/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
90
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
95 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#44
#44 · Indian players · of 19,102
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
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-16
2531 → 2515
Tournaments
11
95 games
Score
67/ 9570.5%
49W36D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 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
vsChithambaram VR. AravindhGM
🇮🇳IND·2692
+2 −3 =8
13 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsMurali KarthikeyanGM
🇮🇳IND·2648
+2 −5 =5
12 games·last met Nov 2022
View head-to-head →
vsShyaam Nikhil PGM
🇮🇳IND·2446
+3 −2 =6
11 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsVisakh N RGM
🇮🇳IND·2532
+0 −2 =8
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met Aug 2024
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Rankings
/
India
#44
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#130
in continent
World
#493
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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