Manav Kumar

Manav Kumar, a 15-year-old Indian player, is rated 2000 and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players under 16. He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 89 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Under-17 Chess Championship 2025-26, 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy, and 54th National Junior Open (Under-19) Chess Championship 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including 2nd Udaipur: International Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2025) and 2 blitz events (including 16th Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Open FIDE Blitz Rating Chess Tournament) recently. His peak of 2117 was reached at age 15 (Feb 2026).

At junior level, he reached #48 and #60 nationally in U16 and U14.