Akhil Repalle

Akhil Repalle, a 16-year-old Indian player, is rated 1908 — just 2 short of his peak of 1910 (Apr 2026, age 16) and sitting in the top 5% of Indian players under 16. He is on a breakout run, having gained +423 Elo over the past 12 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2000), Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800), and 54th National Junior Open (Under-19) Chess Championship 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including 2nd Aspiring Minds Open International FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament) and 4 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2021–2024) and 14 months (2024–2025).