Top Blitz Chess Players in India 🇮🇳Follow IndiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers.
26,680 active players in India by Blitz rating. #1 Erigaisi Arjun leads with 2,776 — 53 pts ahead of Nihal Sarin (2,723). This month's standout moves (top 50): Md Imran led all gainers at +52 pts, while Suri Vaibhav saw the steepest fall at -8 pts.
Age Group Leaders
U20Gukesh DGMFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.▲22,655U18Goutham Krishna HIMFollow Goutham Krishna HTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.▼12,485U16Goutham Krishna HIMFollow Goutham Krishna HTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.▼12,485
Biggest Movers · 1 month
Among top 50 players
Top Movers
Md ImranIMFollow Md ImranTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,435
+52Aronyak GhoshIMFollow Aronyak GhoshTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,488
+12Iniyan, PaGMFollow Pa IniyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,442
+10RECENT INDIA #1 · 2021 → 2026
5 distinct leaders across 14 years
Hover a segment for details
20212022202420252026
- AnandJan 2021 → May 20221y
- Erigaisi ArjunJun 2022 → Apr 202311mo
- AnandMay 2023 → Jul 20233mo
- Erigaisi ArjunAug 2023 → Aug 20241y
- AnandSep 2024 → Nov 20243mo
- Erigaisi ArjunDec 2024 → Dec 20241mo
- AnandJan 2025 → Jun 20256mo
- Erigaisi ArjunJul 2025 → Jun 20261y
Erigaisi Arjun3y · 4 reignsAnand2y · 4 reigns
Avg. top 10
Blitz · Active · vs 1 month
2,680+1
Avg. top 100
Blitz · Active · vs 1 month
2,438=
Active players
Active · vs 1 month
26,680+131
Rankings
Blitz · Active · vs 1 month
# | Player | Standard | Rapid | Blitz↓ | Δ 1M | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Erigaisi ArjunGM · 23 yrsFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2761 | 2741 | 2776 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Nihal SarinGM · 22 yrsFollow Nihal SarinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2723 | 2689 | 2723 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Anand, ViswanathanGM · 57 yrsFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2739 | 2729 | 2704 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Praggnanandhaa RGM · 21 yrsFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2735 | 2663 | 2698 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Vidit, Santosh GujrathiGM · 32 yrsFollow Santosh Gujrathi ViditTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2708 | 2638 | 2688 | 0 | 0 |
6▲2 | Gukesh DGM · 20 yrsFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2732 | 2684 | 2655 | +9 | 18 |
7▼1 | Sadhwani, RaunakGM · 21 yrsFollow Raunak SadhwaniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2638 | 2576 | 2648 | 0 | 0 |
8▼1 | Narayanan S LGM · 28 yrsFollow Narayanan S LTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2581 | 2556 | 2647 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Pranav, VGM · 20 yrsFollow V PranavTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2661 | 2564 | 2642 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Harikrishna, PentalaGM · 40 yrsFollow Pentala HarikrishnaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2676 | 2595 | 2620 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Aryan ChopraGM · 25 yrsFollow Aryan ChopraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2637 | 2598 | 2603 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Pranesh MGM · 20 yrsFollow Pranesh MTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2644 | 2521 | 2587 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.GM · 27 yrsFollow Chithambaram VR. AravindhTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2692 | 2576 | 2550 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Bharath Subramaniyam HGM · 19 yrsFollow Bharath Subramaniyam HTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2591 | 2475 | 2546 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Lalit Babu M RGM · 33 yrsFollow Lalit Babu M RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2513 | 2566 | 2541 | 0 | 0 |
16▲1 | Puranik, AbhimanyuGM · 26 yrsFollow Abhimanyu PuranikTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2603 | 2535 | 2539 | 0 | 0 |
17▼1 | Mitrabha, GuhaGM · 25 yrsFollow Guha MitrabhaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2525 | 2498 | 2539 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Ghosh, DiptayanGM · 28 yrsFollow Diptayan GhoshTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2573 | 2480 | 2530 | +1 | 9 |
19 | Gupta, AbhijeetGM · 37 yrsFollow Abhijeet GuptaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2540 | 2533 | 2528 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Adhiban, B.GM · 34 yrsFollow B. AdhibanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2550 | 2522 | 2515 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Gopal G.N.GM · 37 yrsFollow Gopal G.N.Track their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2529 | 2471 | 2511 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Karthikeyan, MuraliGM · 27 yrsFollow Murali KarthikeyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2661 | 2530 | 2511 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Sethuraman, S.P.GM · 33 yrsFollow S.P. SethuramanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2551 | 2526 | 2503 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Sasikiran, KrishnanGM · 45 yrsFollow Krishnan SasikiranTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2552 | 2520 | 2501 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Harsha BharathakotiGM · 26 yrsFollow Harsha BharathakotiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2510 | 2500 | 2499 | 0 | 0 |
26 | Ganguly, Surya ShekharGM · 43 yrsFollow Surya Shekhar GangulyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2568 | 2545 | 2491 | 0 | 0 |
27▲4 | Aronyak GhoshIM · 23 yrsFollow Aronyak GhoshTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2541 | 2482 | 2488 | +12 | 9 |
28▼1 | Mendonca, Leon LukeGM · 20 yrsFollow Leon Luke MendoncaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2605 | 2544 | 2487 | 0 | 0 |
29▼1 | Goutham Krishna HIM · 16 yrsFollow Goutham Krishna HTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2439 | 2470 | 2485 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Gagare, ShardulGM · 29 yrsFollow Shardul GagareTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2439 | 2447 | 2483 | 0 | 0 |
31▼2 | Vaibhav, SuriGM · 29 yrsFollow Suri VaibhavTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2569 | 2532 | 2476 | −8 | 4 |
32 | Shyam, Sundar M.GM · 34 yrsFollow Sundar M. ShyamTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2478 | 2469 | 2475 | 0 | 0 |
33 | Pranav AnandGM · 20 yrsFollow Pranav AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2593 | 2464 | 2474 | 0 | 0 |
34 | Stany, G.A.GM · 33 yrsFollow G.A. StanyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2429 | 2413 | 2473 | 0 | 0 |
35 | Ashwin, JayaramGM · 36 yrsFollow Jayaram AshwinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2472 | 2513 | 2461 | 0 | 0 |
36▲1 | Visakh N RGM · 27 yrsFollow Visakh N RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2532 | 2414 | 2460 | 0 | 0 |
37▼1 | Sankalp GuptaGM · 23 yrsFollow Sankalp GuptaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2553 | 2419 | 2460 | 0 | 0 |
38▲2 | Raja HarshitGM · 25 yrsFollow Raja HarshitTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2499 | 2436 | 2455 | +7 | 8 |
39 | Vignesh N RGM · 28 yrsFollow Vignesh N RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2515 | 2381 | 2453 | 0 | 0 |
40▼2 | Karthik VenkataramanGM · 27 yrsFollow Karthik VenkataramanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2566 | 2499 | 2453 | 0 | 0 |
41▲3 | Iniyan, PaGM · 24 yrsFollow Pa IniyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2573 | 2463 | 2442 | +10 | 7 |
42▼1 | Mayank ChakrabortyIM · 17 yrsFollow Mayank ChakrabortyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2505 | 2417 | 2438 | −8 | 9 |
43▼1 | Panchanathan, Magesh ChandranGM · 43 yrsFollow Magesh Chandran PanchanathanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2434 | 2441 | 2438 | 0 | 0 |
44▲17 | Md ImranIM · 17 yrsFollow Md ImranTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2471 | 2248 | 2435 | +52 | 18 |
45▼2 | Koustav ChatterjeeGM · 23 yrsFollow Koustav ChatterjeeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2484 | 2396 | 2435 | 0 | 0 |
46▼1 | Hari Madhavan N BIM · 23 yrsFollow Hari Madhavan N BTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2352 | 2316 | 2427 | 0 | 0 |
47▼1 | Grover, SahajGM · 31 yrsFollow Sahaj GroverTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2493 | 2492 | 2421 | 0 | 0 |
48▼1 | Bitan, BanerjeeIM · 33 yrsFollow Banerjee BitanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2393 | 2380 | 2421 | 0 | 0 |
49▲4 | Siva MahadevanIM · 25 yrsFollow Siva MahadevanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2448 | 2333 | 2419 | +7 | 9 |
50▼2 | Rathanvel, V SIM · 25 yrsFollow V S RathanvelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2492 | 2316 | 2418 | 0 | 0 |
Rating distribution
Blitz · Active
12-month evolution
Blitz · Active
Titled players — 512
Active · vs 1 month
Open
GM70
17%
IM108-3
27%
FM125+4
31%
CM101+2
25%
Women
WGM9
8%
WIM18
17%
WFM38+2
35%
WCM43+3
40%
AGE PYRAMID · INDIA ACTIVE PLAYERS
Active players by age band · Open vs Women
Open
Women
6,391U20922
2,07820-34144
77435-4922
32650-643
11365+1
9,682 open players1,092 women players
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Asia-Pacific — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇮🇳IndiaFollow IndiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,680 |
2· | 🇨🇳ChinaFollow ChinaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,673 |
3· | 🇷🇺RussiaFollow RussiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,661 |
4· | 🇺🇿UzbekistanFollow UzbekistanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,571 |
5· | 🇮🇷IranFollow IranTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,526 |
6▲1 | 🇰🇿KazakhstanFollow KazakhstanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,486 |
7▼1 | 🇵🇭PhilippinesFollow PhilippinesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,458 |
8▲1 | 🇦🇺AustraliaFollow AustraliaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,438 |
9▼6 | 🇻🇳VietnamFollow VietnamTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,429 |
10· | 🇲🇳MongoliaFollow MongoliaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,377 |
World — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇺🇸United StatesFollow United StatesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,719 |
2· | 🇮🇳IndiaFollow IndiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,680 |
3· | 🇨🇳ChinaFollow ChinaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,673 |
4· | 🇷🇺RussiaFollow RussiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,661 |
5· | 🇫🇷FranceFollow FranceTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,630 |
6· | 🇺🇦UkraineFollow UkraineTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,627 |
7· | 🇳🇱NetherlandsFollow NetherlandsTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,624 |
8· | 🇭🇺HungaryFollow HungaryTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,611 |
9· | FIDEFollow FIDETrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,603 |
10· | 🇩🇪GermanyFollow GermanyTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,598 |