Lakshmi Charan Naidu G

Lakshmi Charan Naidu G, a 17-year-old Indian player, is rated 2080 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of Indian players under 18, and in the top 8% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +117 Elo over the past 12 months. 102 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above), 54th National Junior Open (Under-19) Chess Championship 2025, and "SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament. Also played 2 rapid (including International Rapid Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament) and 2 blitz events (including SRR International Blitz Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament) recently. He took a 36-month break between Dec 2018 and Jan 2022 (COVID-19 included).

At junior level, he reached #72, #57 and #64 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.