Top Rapid Chess Players in India 🇮🇳Follow IndiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers.
26,680 active players in India by Rapid rating. #1 Erigaisi Arjun leads with 2,741 — 12 pts ahead of Viswanathan Anand (2,729). This month's standout moves (top 50): Pa Iniyan led all gainers at +11 pts, while Suri Vaibhav saw the steepest fall at -2 pts.
Age Group Leaders
U20Gukesh DGMFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,684U18Goutham Krishna HIMFollow Goutham Krishna HTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,470U16Goutham Krishna HIMFollow Goutham Krishna HTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,470
Biggest Movers · 1 month
Among top 50 players
Top Movers
Iniyan, PaGMFollow Pa IniyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,463
+11Narayanan S LGMFollow Narayanan S LTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,556
+10Aronyak GhoshIMFollow Aronyak GhoshTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,482
+4RECENT INDIA #1 · 2021 → 2026
3 distinct leaders across 14 years
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20212022202420252026
- AnandJan 2021 → Dec 20255y
- Erigaisi ArjunJan 2026 → Jun 20266mo
Anand5yErigaisi Arjun6mo
Avg. top 10
Rapid · Active · vs 1 month
2,649=
Avg. top 100
Rapid · Active · vs 1 month
2,424-1
Active players
Active · vs 1 month
26,680+131
Rankings
Rapid · 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 | Anand, ViswanathanGM · 57 yrsFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2739 | 2729 | 2704 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Nihal SarinGM · 22 yrsFollow Nihal SarinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2723 | 2689 | 2723 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Gukesh DGM · 20 yrsFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2732 | 2684 | 2655 | +2 | 9 |
5 | Praggnanandhaa RGM · 21 yrsFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2735 | 2663 | 2698 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Vidit, Santosh GujrathiGM · 32 yrsFollow Santosh Gujrathi ViditTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2708 | 2638 | 2688 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Aryan ChopraGM · 25 yrsFollow Aryan ChopraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2637 | 2598 | 2603 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Harikrishna, PentalaGM · 40 yrsFollow Pentala HarikrishnaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2676 | 2595 | 2620 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.GM · 27 yrsFollow Chithambaram VR. AravindhTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2692 | 2576 | 2550 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Sadhwani, RaunakGM · 21 yrsFollow Raunak SadhwaniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2638 | 2576 | 2648 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Lalit Babu M RGM · 33 yrsFollow Lalit Babu M RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2513 | 2566 | 2541 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Chanda, SandipanGM · 43 yrsFollow Sandipan ChandaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2484 | 2565 | 2403 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Pranav, VGM · 20 yrsFollow V PranavTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2661 | 2564 | 2642 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Narayanan S LGM · 28 yrsFollow Narayanan S LTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2581 | 2556 | 2647 | +10 | 10 |
15 | Ganguly, Surya ShekharGM · 43 yrsFollow Surya Shekhar GangulyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2568 | 2545 | 2491 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Mendonca, Leon LukeGM · 20 yrsFollow Leon Luke MendoncaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2605 | 2544 | 2487 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Puranik, AbhimanyuGM · 26 yrsFollow Abhimanyu PuranikTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2603 | 2535 | 2539 | 0 | 0 |
18▲1 | Gupta, AbhijeetGM · 37 yrsFollow Abhijeet GuptaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2540 | 2533 | 2528 | 0 | 0 |
19▼1 | Vaibhav, SuriGM · 29 yrsFollow Suri VaibhavTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2569 | 2532 | 2476 | −2 | 10 |
20 | Karthikeyan, MuraliGM · 27 yrsFollow Murali KarthikeyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2661 | 2530 | 2511 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Sethuraman, S.P.GM · 33 yrsFollow S.P. SethuramanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2551 | 2526 | 2503 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Adhiban, B.GM · 34 yrsFollow B. AdhibanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2550 | 2522 | 2515 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Pranesh MGM · 20 yrsFollow Pranesh MTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2644 | 2521 | 2587 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Sasikiran, KrishnanGM · 45 yrsFollow Krishnan SasikiranTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2552 | 2520 | 2501 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Ashwin, JayaramGM · 36 yrsFollow Jayaram AshwinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2472 | 2513 | 2461 | 0 | 0 |
26 | Harsha BharathakotiGM · 26 yrsFollow Harsha BharathakotiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2510 | 2500 | 2499 | 0 | 0 |
27▲1 | Karthik VenkataramanGM · 27 yrsFollow Karthik VenkataramanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2566 | 2499 | 2453 | 0 | 0 |
28▼1 | Mitrabha, GuhaGM · 25 yrsFollow Guha MitrabhaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2525 | 2498 | 2539 | −1 | 7 |
29 | Grover, SahajGM · 31 yrsFollow Sahaj GroverTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2493 | 2492 | 2421 | 0 | 0 |
30▲1 | Aronyak GhoshIM · 23 yrsFollow Aronyak GhoshTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2541 | 2482 | 2488 | +4 | 11 |
31▼1 | Ghosh, DiptayanGM · 28 yrsFollow Diptayan GhoshTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2573 | 2480 | 2530 | 0 | 0 |
32 | Bharath Subramaniyam HGM · 19 yrsFollow Bharath Subramaniyam HTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2591 | 2475 | 2546 | 0 | 0 |
33 | Gopal G.N.GM · 37 yrsFollow Gopal G.N.Track their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2529 | 2471 | 2511 | 0 | 0 |
34 | Goutham Krishna HIM · 16 yrsFollow Goutham Krishna HTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2439 | 2470 | 2485 | 0 | 0 |
35 | Shyam, Sundar M.GM · 34 yrsFollow Sundar M. ShyamTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2478 | 2469 | 2475 | 0 | 0 |
36 | Pranav AnandGM · 20 yrsFollow Pranav AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2593 | 2464 | 2474 | 0 | 0 |
37 | Iniyan, PaGM · 24 yrsFollow Pa IniyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2573 | 2463 | 2442 | +11 | 7 |
38 | Aditya MittalGM · 20 yrsFollow Aditya MittalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2599 | 2449 | 2393 | 0 | 0 |
39 | Gagare, ShardulGM · 29 yrsFollow Shardul GagareTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2439 | 2447 | 2483 | 0 | 0 |
40 | Koneru, HumpyGM · 39 yrsFollow Humpy KoneruTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2535 | 2445 | 2412 | 0 | 0 |
41 | Panchanathan, Magesh ChandranGM · 43 yrsFollow Magesh Chandran PanchanathanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2434 | 2441 | 2438 | 0 | 0 |
42 | Raja HarshitGM · 25 yrsFollow Raja HarshitTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2499 | 2436 | 2455 | 0 | 0 |
43▲1 | Raja Rithvik RGM · 22 yrsFollow Raja Rithvik RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2537 | 2435 | 2414 | 0 | 0 |
44▼1 | Swayams, MishraGM · 34 yrsFollow Mishra SwayamsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2446 | 2435 | 2392 | 0 | 0 |
45 | Jubin JimmyIM · 20 yrsFollow Jubin JimmyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2474 | 2432 | 2269 | 0 | 0 |
46 | Sankalp GuptaGM · 23 yrsFollow Sankalp GuptaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2553 | 2419 | 2460 | 0 | 0 |
47 | Mayank ChakrabortyIM · 17 yrsFollow Mayank ChakrabortyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2505 | 2417 | 2438 | 0 | 0 |
48 | Divya DeshmukhGM · 21 yrsFollow Divya DeshmukhTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2500 | 2416 | 2351 | 0 | 0 |
49 | Visakh N RGM · 27 yrsFollow Visakh N RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2532 | 2414 | 2460 | 0 | 0 |
50 | Stany, G.A.GM · 33 yrsFollow G.A. StanyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2429 | 2413 | 2473 | 0 | 0 |
Rating distribution
Rapid · Active
12-month evolution
Rapid · 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
13,586U202,158
3,99820-34256
1,66235-4946
71650-6411
25165+2
20,213 open players2,473 women players
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| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇷🇺RussiaFollow RussiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,655 |
2· | 🇮🇳IndiaFollow IndiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,649 |
3· | 🇨🇳ChinaFollow ChinaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,637 |
4· | 🇺🇿UzbekistanFollow UzbekistanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,555 |
5· | 🇮🇷IranFollow IranTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,524 |
6▼1 | 🇰🇿KazakhstanFollow KazakhstanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,489 |
7· | 🇵🇭PhilippinesFollow PhilippinesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,464 |
8· | 🇦🇺AustraliaFollow AustraliaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,449 |
9▲1 | 🇲🇳MongoliaFollow MongoliaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,397 |
10▼2 | 🇻🇳VietnamFollow VietnamTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,394 |
World — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇺🇸United StatesFollow United StatesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,693 |
2· | 🇷🇺RussiaFollow RussiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,655 |
3· | 🇮🇳IndiaFollow IndiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,649 |
4· | 🇨🇳ChinaFollow ChinaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,637 |
5· | 🇫🇷FranceFollow FranceTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,631 |
6· | 🇺🇦UkraineFollow UkraineTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,628 |
7▲1 | 🇪🇸SpainFollow SpainTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,601 |
8▼1 | 🇭🇺HungaryFollow HungaryTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,598 |
9· | FIDEFollow FIDETrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,597 |
10· | 🇩🇪GermanyFollow GermanyTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,596 |