Shahil Dey

Shahil Dey, a 19-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2415 — just 20 short of his peak of 2435 (Feb 2026, age 19) and ranked 13th among Indian players under 20, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +49 Elo over the past 12 months. 152 rated games in the past year (≈105/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026, and Int. Graz Open 2026 - A. Also played 4 rapid (including Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) and 4 blitz events (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open) recently. He reached Indian #66 in Jun 2021.

Awarded IM in 2021 (age 14) and CM in 2015 (age 8). Earned a GM norm at FE 9 Cattolica - A 2022. At junior level, he reached World #52 in U20, World #66 in U18, World #23 in U16, World #2 in U14, World #9 in U12, World #8 in U10 and World #7 in U8.