Bhagat Kush

Bhagat Kush, a 17-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2362 and ranked 13th among Indian players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +83 Elo over the past 12 months. 133 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Open Renome GM mix I swiss tournament, Budapest Spring Festival 2026, and Rilton Cup 2025-2026. Also played 1 rapid (including 5th Tarabai Shinde FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament Nerul, Navi Mumbai) and 1 blitz events (including JSCA Rilton Kickoff 2025) recently. He took a 31-month break between Sep 2019 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2423 was reached at age 16 (Aug 2025, Indian #83 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2022 (age 13) and CM in 2017 (age 8). Earned IM norms at S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- GM Tournament 3 2025 and Copenhagen Chess Challenge 2025 - GM. At junior level, he reached World #93 in U18, World #37 in U16, World #20 in U14, World #90 in U12, World #23 in U10 and World #36 in U8.