Rohith Krishna S

Rohith Krishna S, a 21-year-old Indian Grandmaster, is rated 2493 — just 23 short of his peak of 2516 (Jul 2025, age 20) and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 7 months. 111 rated games in the past year (≈86/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande, CIUDAD DE PAMPLONA - PEPE LEUZA IN MEMORIAM 2026, and 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy. Also played 2 rapid (including 7th SHAASTRA Rapid FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2026) and 3 blitz events (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open) recently. He reached Indian #36 in Jul 2025.

Awarded GM in 2025 (age 20), IM in 2022 (age 17), FM in 2019 (age 14), and CM in 2017 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #25 in U20, World #38 in U18, World #66 in U16, World #7 in U14, World #26 in U12 and #6 and #97 nationally in U10 and U8.