Rachit H Gurnani

Rachit H Gurnani, a 22-year-old Indian player, is rated 2150 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +174 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 22e Bois-Colombes Chess Master - Open A, XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A, and XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo A. Also played 1 rapid (including 1st GH Raisoni Memorial Thane International FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2025) and 2 blitz events (including XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Blitz 2) recently.

Previously known as Lund Rachit (until Mar 2020). At junior level, he reached #63, #49, #86 and #95 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.