Dhrupad Kashyap

Dhrupad Kashyap, a 21-year-old Indian player, is rated 2096 — just 21 short of his peak of 2117 (Nov 2024, age 19) and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is currently in the 2050–2100 range. 10 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent appearance: ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above). Also played 2 rapid (including SHRI P . R D U T T A MEMORIAL OPEN INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026) and 3 blitz events (including SHRI P . R D U T T A MEMORIAL OPEN INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 41 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2026).

At junior level, he reached #43, #37, #28, #27, #22 and #24 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.