Arpith S Bijoy

Arpith S Bijoy, a 18-year-old Indian player, is rated 2308 — just 13 short of his peak of 2321 (May 2026, age 18) and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players under 18, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +249 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, National Under-17 Chess Championship 2025-26, and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000). Also played 4 rapid (including Festival Caissa - Chalice Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament) and 4 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He took a 26-month break between Jan 2020 and Apr 2022 (COVID-19 included).

At junior level, he reached #20, #23, #16, #39 and #30 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.