Gowrishankar Jayaraj

Gowrishankar Jayaraj, a 17-year-old Indian Candidate Master, is rated 2069 and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players, and in the top 9% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 1899 and 2190 over the past 2 years. 72 rated games in the past year (≈66/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000), 23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix, and 3e Festival International d'Annemasse - Tournoi Maitre. Also played 6 rapid (including Festival Caissa - Sceptre Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament) and 3 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 2190 was reached at age 16 (Nov 2025).

Awarded CM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #48 and #47 nationally in U18 and U16.