Savanth Krishnan R

Savanth Krishnan R, a 15-year-old Indian player, is rated 1916 and sitting in the top 5% of Indian players under 16. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include N V Prabhu Memorial International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament, Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000), and 23rd RCC International FIDE Rated Classical Cup. Also played 3 rapid (including 24th RCC International FIDE Rated Rapid Cup) and 2 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He took a 33-month break between Aug 2019 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1982 was reached at age 14 (May 2025).

At junior level, he reached #55 and #44 nationally in U14 and U8.