Vidit Gujrathi Age, Wiki and Bio

Vidit Gujrathi

Quick Info

ProfessionChess Player
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth24/10/1994
Age31 years
BirthplaceIndore

Bio/Wiki

Full NameVidit Santosh Gujrathi
Famous ForAttaining the title of Grandmaster in January 2013

Physical Stats & More

Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Personal Life

Zodiac signScorpio
HometownIndore
SchoolFravashi Academy, Nashik
Food HabitNon-Vegetarian
HobbiesTrekking, Photography, Playing games

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried
Family
Parents
FatherDr. Santosh Gujrathi
MotherDr. Nikita Santosh Gujrathi
Siblings
SisterVedika Gujrathi

Career

Coach
  • International Master Anup Deshmukh
  • International Master Roktim Bandopadhyay
  • Grand Master Alon Greenfield
Achievements
  • Finished second in Asian Youth Championship in U-12 category in 2006
  • Won the World Youth Chess Championship in U-14 category in 2008
  • Won a bronze medal in World Junior Chess Championship in Turkey
  • Captain of Gold winning Indian team in FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Vidit achieved the Grandmaster title in January 2013.
2. He is ranked as the third-highest player from India.
3. Vidit is one of four Indian players with an Elo rating of 2700.
4. In 2008, he secured victory in the World Youth Chess Championship under-14 category.
5. Vidit was awarded scholarships by the Sports Authority of India and ONGC.
6. He created two popular instructional DVDs for ChessBase.
7. In 2019, Vidit defeated the five-time world champion Vishwanath Anand.