Abhishek T M

Abhishek T M, a 24-year-old Indian player, is rated 2202 — just 21 short of his peak of 2223 (May 2026, age 24) and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +132 Elo over the past 12 months. 123 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above), and 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy. Also played 3 rapid (including Hindusthan Trophy - 1st International FIDE Rated Rapid chess tournament -2025) and 3 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He took a 39-month break between Jan 2020 and May 2023 (COVID-19 included).

At junior level, he reached #62, #54, #45, #26 and #59 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.