Rupesh Reddy Y

Rupesh Reddy Y, a 18-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2188 and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +177 Elo over the past 12 months. 112 rated games in the past year (≈72/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Open Renome GM mix I swiss tournament, Budapest Spring Festival 2026, and GM i IM Round Robin "Festival saha Bijeljina 2026" GM5 "Izvor Banja Dvorovi". Also played 2 rapid (including Mr. Prakash Kunte & Mr. Siddharth Mayur All India Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament) and 4 blitz events (including SENTA - Blitz 13 Fantastico 19.jan 2026) recently. His peak of 2305 was reached at age 17 (Sep 2025).

Awarded FM in 2025 (age 17) and CM in 2024 (age 16). Earned a IM norm at IM2 RR 100 Putnik 2026. At junior level, he reached #17, #27 and #55 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.