Samarth Sreeni Warrier

Samarth Sreeni Warrier, a 14-year-old Indian player, is rated 2146 — just 26 short of his peak of 2172 (Feb 2026, age 14) and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players under 14, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +77 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Under-17 Chess Championship 2025-26, Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open A, and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000). Also played 1 rapid event (including Anand All India Open Rapid Rating Chess Tournament - 2026) recently.

At junior level, he reached #19, #22 and #24 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.