Srihari L R

Srihari L R, a 21-year-old Indian Grandmaster, is rated 2452 and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 19 months. 85 rated games in the past year (≈113/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above), 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy, and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000). Also played 8 rapid (including 7th SHAASTRA Rapid FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2026) and 3 blitz events (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open) recently. His peak of 2503 was reached at age 19 (Sep 2024, Indian #40 at the time).

Awarded GM in 2025 (age 20), IM in 2022 (age 17), and FM in 2018 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #24 in U20, World #31 in U18, World #18 in U16, World #40 in U14, World #100 in U12 and #12 and #39 nationally in U10 and U8.