Vakeesh S

Vakeesh S, a 20-year-old Indian player, is rated 1937 and sitting in the top 5% of Indian players. He is progressing steadily with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 168 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026, The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament, and 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2300). Also played 5 rapid (including Eight Square Chess Academy & Capa Chess Academy - International RAPID FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He took a 28-month break between Feb 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1993 was reached at age 20 (Feb 2026).

At junior level, he reached #73 and #90 nationally in U20 and U18.