Bajaj Prakhar

Bajaj Prakhar, a 20-year-old Indian Candidate Master, is rated 2035 and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000), AURIONPRO INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT, and 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A'). Also played 5 rapid (including National Rapid Chess Championship 2025-26) and 3 blitz events (including NATIONAL BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025-26) recently. His peak of 2255 was reached at age 17 (Oct 2023).

Awarded CM in 2024 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #50, #24, #82, #59 and #81 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.