Quick Info

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

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Bio/Wiki

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

Physical Stats & More

Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Personal Life

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

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried
Family
Parents
FatherDr. Santosh Gujrathi
MotherDr. Nikita Santosh Gujrathi
SiblingsVedika 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
  • Won the Challenger event of the 2018 Tata Steel Chess Tournament
  • Double gold medalist at the Chess Olympiad
  • Silver medalist at the Asian Games
  • Won the Grand Swiss 2023 and qualified for the Candidates Tournament
  • Finished second in the FIDE Grand Swiss 2024 and qualified for the Candidates Tournament 2025

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.
8. In 2019 Tata Steel Masters, he defeated former world champion Vladimir Kramnik.
9. He became the 30th Indian Grandmaster.
10. He crossed the 2500 Elo rating in January 2010 and 2600 in January 2014.
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