Somaiya Shreyansh

Somaiya Shreyansh, a 18-year-old Indian player, is rated 1948 — just 30 short of his peak of 1978 (Mar 2026, age 18) and sitting in the top 5% of Indian players. He is rising rapidly, having gained +153 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include All India Chess Masters-Season 3, Mumbai Classical Chess Tournament ,2026, Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800), and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000). Also played 10 rapid (including 4th KTBS Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 34 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included), 15 months (2023–2024) and 15 months (2024–2026).