Panesar Vedant

Panesar Vedant, a 23-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2448 — just 14 short of his peak of 2462 (Mar 2024, age 21) and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 10 months. 156 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 11eme Open International d'Echecs de Noisiel 2026 - Open A (p2000 Elo), RUDAR XXXIII - GM ROUND ROBIN, and RUDAR XXXII - GM ROUND ROBIN. Also played 1 rapid (including Runwal First International FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2025) and 2 blitz events (including 3eme Open International de blitz de Noisiel) recently. He reached Indian #59 in Mar 2024.

Awarded FM in 2021 (age 18). Earned IM norms at Maia Chess Open 2022, Qatar Masters 2023, Vezerkepzo Fall 2023 GM, First Saturday GM November 2023, and Vezerkepzo GM December 2023. At junior level, he reached World #59 in U20, World #85 in U18 and #19, #15, #10 and #85 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.