Sahib Singh

Sahib Singh, a 18-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2350 and ranked 16th among Indian players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 61 Elo over the past 12 months. 80 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and 1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Masters. Also played 1 rapid (including 1st SHRI P L SHARMA MEMORIAL OPEN INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT) and 2 blitz events (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open) recently. His peak of 2445 was reached at age 16 (Jun 2024, Indian #67 at the time).

Awarded IM in 2025 (age 17), FM in 2023 (age 15), and CM in 2022 (age 14). Earned a GM norm at Piraeus GM Norm Tournament 2024. At junior level, he reached World #35 in U18, World #19 in U16 and #12, #25, #11 and #49 nationally in U14, U12, U10 and U8.