Sri Charan Sandipagu

Sri Charan Sandipagu, a 17-year-old Indian player, is rated 2131 — just 10 short of his peak of 2141 (Jul 2025, age 16) and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players under 18, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +167 Elo over the past 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Under-17 Chess Championship 2025-26, ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above), and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000). Also played 1 blitz event (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently.

At junior level, he reached #56, #49 and #66 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.