Abhinessh S

Abhinessh S, a 22-year-old Indian player, is rated 2107 — just 1 short of his peak of 2108 (Feb 2026, age 22) and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +185 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open A, Brasov Grand Prix 2025 - A, and XXV Obert Internacional Sant Marti 2025 Grup A. Also played 2 rapid (including Smart Chess Academy 2nd International Open FIDE RAPID Rated Chess Tournament Karur 2025) and 3 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: 43 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2023–2025).

At junior level, he reached #60, #73, #67, #43, #27, #15 and #58 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.