Utkrisht Tuli

Utkrisht Tuli, a 17-year-old Indian player, is rated 2191 and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +131 Elo over the past 12 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Under-17 Chess Championship 2025-26, 14th NATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP-2025 Category U17 Open, and 54th National Junior Open (Under-19) Chess Championship 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including National Rapid Chess Championship 2025-26) and 5 blitz events (including NATIONAL BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025-26) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2017–2018) and 30 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2238 was reached at age 17 (Feb 2026).

At junior level, he reached #37, #62, #89, #64 and #97 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U10 and U8.