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| full_name = Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
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|birth_place = [[Indore, Madhya Pradesh]], India
| birth_place = [[Nashik]], Maharashtra, India
|title = [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grand master]] (2021)
| title = [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2013)
|peakrating = 2726 (March 2020)
| peakrating = 2747 (February 2024)
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| peakranking = No. 14 (January 2024)
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'''Vidit Gujrathi''' (<!-- NO INDIC SCRIPT PER WP:INDICSCRIPT -->born 24 October 1994) is an Indian [[Grandmaster (chess)|chess grandmaster]]. Gujrathi attained the title of grandmaster in January 2013, becoming the 30th player from India to do so. He is the fourth Indian player to have crossed the [[Elo rating system#FIDE ratings|Elo rating]] of 2700. He is a double gold medalist at the [[Chess Olympiad]]. He is also a silver medalist at the [[Asian Games]]. He became the third Indian to qualify for the [[FIDE Candidates Tournament|Candidates tournament]] by winning [[FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023|Grand Swiss 2023]].


== Career ==
'''Vidit Santosh Gujrathi''' (born 24 October 1994) is an Indian [[chess]] player. He attained the title of [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] in January 2013, becoming the 30th player from India to do so. As of July 2021, he is the second highest rated player in India (behind [[Viswanathan Anand]]), and is the fourth Indian player to have crossed the [[Elo rating system#FIDE ratings|Elo rating]] threshold of 2700.


==Early life and chess career ==
=== Early life and career ===
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi was born in [[Nashik]] to Santosh Gujrathi and Nikita Santosh Gujrathi. He did his early schooling at Fravashi Academy and was coached in chess from an early age. In 2006, he finished second in the Asian Youth Championships in the U12 category, thus receiving the title of [[FIDE Master]].<ref name="Asian Youth championship 2006 U12">{{cite web | url=http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=34329 | title=Asian Youth championship 2006 U12 |publisher= FIDE| access-date=15 December 2013}}</ref>
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi was born in [[Nashik]] to Santosh Gujrathi and Nikita Santosh Gujrathi.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/vidit-santosh-gujrathi/articleshow/62569825.cms | title=Santosh Gujrathi Vidit | date=19 January 2018 | work=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=20 October 2021}}</ref> He did his early schooling at [[Fravashi Academy]] and was coached in chess from an early age. In 2006, he finished second in the Asian Youth Championships in the U12 category, thus receiving the title of [[FIDE Master]].<ref name="Asian Youth championship 2006 U12">{{cite web | url=http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=34329 | title=Asian Youth championship 2006 U12 |publisher= FIDE| access-date=15 December 2013}}</ref>


Gujrathi achieved the title of [[International Master]] when he secured 7 points out of 13 in the Velammal 45th National A Chess Championship in Chennai in 2008.<ref name="2008 Velamal">{{cite web | url=http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=12274 | title=Velammal 45th National A Chess Championship, 2008 |publisher= FIDE| access-date=15 December 2013}}</ref> In 2008, he won the [[World Youth Chess Championship]] in the Open U14 section, the first Indian to do so.<ref name="Hindu WYCC">{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/31/stories/2008103162871900.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227202607/http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/31/stories/2008103162871900.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=27 December 2008 | title=India dominates World Youth championships | date=31 October 2013 | access-date=2 December 2013 | work=[[The Hindu]] | author=Manuel Aaron}}</ref> He scored 9 points out of a possible 11, gaining his final norm to become an International Master.
In 2008, he won the [[World Youth Chess Championship]] in the Open U14 section, the first Indian to do so.<ref name="Hindu WYCC">{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/31/stories/2008103162871900.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227202607/http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/31/stories/2008103162871900.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=27 December 2008 | title=India dominates World Youth championships | date=31 October 2013 | access-date=2 December 2013 | work=[[The Hindu]] | author=Manuel Aaron}}</ref> He scored 9 points out of a possible 11, clinching his final norm to become an [[International Master]].


He finished 2nd in the U-16 category of the World Youth Chess Championships in 2009, tying at 9 points to the eventual winner [[S.P. Sethuraman]], also from India.<ref name="WYCC 2009">{{cite web | url=http://wycc2009.tsf.org.tr/component/option,com_turnuva/task,show/dosya,103/Itemid,103/lang,turkish/ | title=World Youth Chess Championships 2009 Final Standings | publisher=Organiser | access-date=2 December 2013}}</ref> In the [[World Junior Chess Championship]] in Chennai in 2011, held for U20 players, Vidit finished with 8 points out of 11, thus gaining his first GM norm.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=57004 | title=World Junior Chess Championship 2011 | access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref>
He finished 2nd in the U16 category of the [[World Youth Chess Championship]] in 2009, tying with the eventual winner [[S. P. Sethuraman]] at 9 points.<ref name="WYCC 2009">{{cite web | url=http://wycc2009.tsf.org.tr/component/option,com_turnuva/task,show/dosya,103/Itemid,103/lang,turkish/ | title=World Youth Chess Championships 2009 Final Standings | publisher=Organiser | access-date=2 December 2013}}</ref> He made the first step towards becoming a grandmaster in January 2010 by reaching a 2500 rating.


In the Nagpur International Open in 2011, Vidit finished with 8 points out of 11, one point behind the eventual winner [[Ziaur Rahman (chess player)|Ziaur Rahman]]. He gained his second GM norm in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=70960 | title=Nagpur International Open 2012 | access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> Vidit achieved his final GM norm in the eighth round of the Rose Valley Kolkata Open Grandmasters' chess tournament in 2012, where he finished third.<ref name="Hindu gm norm">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/four-indians-in-sevenway-lead-gujrathi-is-gm/article4190042.ece | title=Four Indians in seven-way lead; Gujrathi is GM | work=Hindu | date=12 December 2013 | access-date=9 December 2013}}</ref>
In the [[World Junior Chess Championship]] in [[Chennai]] in 2011, held for U20 players, Vidit finished with 8 points out of 11, thus gaining his first GM norm.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=57004 | title=World Junior Chess Championship 2011 | access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref>


In 2013, Vidit won a bronze medal in the World Junior Chess Championship in Turkey in the Junior (U-20) category.<ref name="TOI U20">{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-27/chess/42458709_1_world-junior-chess-vidit-gujrathi-cori-jorge | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930213139/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-27/chess/42458709_1_world-junior-chess-vidit-gujrathi-cori-jorge | url-status=dead | archive-date=30 September 2013 | title=Historic World Junior Chess bronze for Vidit Gujrathi | date=27 September 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=9 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="First Post U20">{{cite news | url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/indias-vidit-gujarathi-wins-bronze-in-world-junior-chess-1136901.html | title=India’s Vidit Gujarathi wins bronze at World Junior Chess | work=First Post | date=27 September 2013 | access-date=9 December 2013}}</ref> Vidit finished third in the Hyderabad International Grandmasters chess tournament in 2013, winning Rs 1.5 lakh.<ref name="Hindu Hyd chess tournament">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/sethuraman-and-varun-take-titles/article5418829.ece | title=Sethuraman and Varun take titles | work=Hindu | date=4 December 2013 | access-date=9 December 2013}}</ref>
In the [[Nagpur]] International Open in 2011, Vidit finished with 8 points out of 11, one point behind the eventual winner [[Ziaur Rahman (chess player)|Ziaur Rahman]]. He gained his second GM norm in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=70960 | title=Nagpur International Open 2012 | access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> Vidit achieved his final GM norm at the age of 18 in the eighth round of the Rose Valley [[Kolkata]] Open Grandmasters' chess tournament in 2012, where he finished third.<ref name="Hindu gm norm">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/four-indians-in-sevenway-lead-gujrathi-is-gm/article4190042.ece | title=Four Indians in seven-way lead; Gujrathi is GM | work=Hindu | date=12 December 2013 | access-date=9 December 2013}}</ref>


In 2013, Vidit won a bronze medal in the [[World Junior Chess Championship]] in Turkey in the Junior (U20) category.<ref name="TOI U20">{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/chess/Historic-World-Junior-Chess-bronze-for-Vidit-Gujrathi/articleshow/23117557.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930213139/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-27/chess/42458709_1_world-junior-chess-vidit-gujrathi-cori-jorge | url-status=live | archive-date=30 September 2013 | title=Historic World Junior Chess bronze for Santosh Vidit | date=27 September 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=9 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="First Post U20">{{cite news | url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/indias-vidit-gujarathi-wins-bronze-in-world-junior-chess-1136901.html | title=India's Santosh Vidit wins bronze at World Junior Chess | work=First Post | date=27 September 2013 | access-date=9 December 2013}}</ref> Vidit finished third in the [[Hyderabad]] International Grandmasters chess tournament in 2013, winning Rs 150,000.<ref name="Hindu Hyd chess tournament">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/sethuraman-and-varun-take-titles/article5418829.ece | title=Sethuraman and Varun take titles | work=Hindu | date=4 December 2013 | access-date=9 December 2013}}</ref> He passed the 2600-rating threshold on the January 2014 rating list.
Vidit has been also performing in the top 10 of other tournaments, including the Commonwealth Championship in 2008. Throughout the years, Vidit was also coached by IM [[Anup Deshmukh]], IM [[Roktim Bandopadhyay]], and GM [[Alon Greenfeld]] of Israel.<ref name="Hindu U14">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/winning-is-a-habit-for-whizkid-vidit/article4588.ece | title=Winning is a habit for whizkid Vidit | work=Hindu | date=17 September 2009 | access-date=9 December 2013}}</ref> Grandmaster [[Abhijit Kunte]], who also coached Vidit earlier, said in 2013 that Vidit could reach an Elo rating of 2700 in two-three years. Kunte also considered Vidit's positional sense excellent, comparing him to the Indian chess player [[P Harikrishna]].<ref name="TOI U20" />


Vidit's equal third at the 2015 [[Asian Chess Championship]] qualified him to the [[Chess World Cup 2015]], where he was eliminated in the first round. In 2017, he tied for the best score of 7/9 at the [[Dubai Open Chess Tournament|Dubai Open]].
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From 22 November 2019 to 25 November, he competed in the [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament|Tata Steel]] Rapid and Blitz, as a wildcard. He finished in a tie for eighth with fellow wildcard [[Pentala Harikrishna]].<ref>https://grandchesstour.org/2019-grand-chess-tour/2019-tata-steel-chess-india-rapid-blitz</ref> He was a part of first event of the 2020-21 tour is the Skilling Open with a prize fund of 1 lac US dollars.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vidit Gujrathi will star in the Champions Chess Tour Skilling Open - ChessBase India|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Champions-Chess-Tour-Skilling-Open-preview|access-date=2020-11-30|website=www.chessbase.in}}</ref>


=== 2018–present ===
He was the captain of the historic Gold winning Indian team in [[FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020]]. He also shared a behind the scenes story on GRAPHY, how they become a champion of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad, how he and vice-captain Srinath Narayan manage the team, and how it helped his team management skills.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-28|title=Online Chess Olympiad 2020: Vidit S Gujrathi, D Harika and Nihal Sarin win as India reach semis after Armenia lose appeal - Sports News, Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/online-chess-olympiad-2020-vidit-s-gujrathi-d-harika-and-nihal-sarin-win-as-india-reach-semis-after-armenia-lose-appeal-8765591.html|access-date=2020-09-10|website=Firstpost}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
Vidit won the Challenger event of the 2018 [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament]] by a full point, going undefeated with a score of 9/13. He qualified for the Masters event of the [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2019|2019 tournament]], where he had a respectable 7/13 showing, including a win over former world champion [[Vladimir Kramnik]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vidit Gujrathi {{!}} Top Chess Players |url=https://www.chess.com/players/vidit-santosh-gujrathi |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}</ref>


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From 22{{En dash}}26 November 2019, he competed in the [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament|Tata Steel]] Rapid and Blitz as a [[Wild card (sports)|wildcard]] competitor. He finished in a tie for eighth with fellow wildcard [[Pentala Harikrishna]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grandchesstour.org/2019-grand-chess-tour/2019-tata-steel-chess-india-rapid-blitz|title = 2019 Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz &#124; Grand Chess Tour}}</ref> He played in the [[Skilling Open]], the first event of the [[Champions Chess Tour 2021]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vidit Gujrathi will star in the Champions Chess Tour Skilling Open – ChessBase India|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Champions-Chess-Tour-Skilling-Open-preview|access-date=30 November 2020|website=www.chessbase.in|date=22 November 2020}}</ref>
Vidit also has a [[YouTube]] channel, which has over 192,000 subscribers as of July 1, 2021.


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He was the captain of the historic gold medal-winning Indian team in [[FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020|Online Chess Olympiad 2020]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=4 September 2020|title=Team captain Vidit Gujrathi looks back at India's dramatic shared title at the Online Chess Olympiad|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/team-captain-vidit-gujrathi-indias-dramatic-shared-title-online-chess-olympiad-6582088/|access-date=10 September 2020|website=The Indian Express}}</ref>
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==Notable Results==

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* Captain of Gold winning Indian team in [[FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-09-04|title=Team captain Vidit Gujrathi looks back at India’s dramatic shared title at the Online Chess Olympiad|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/team-captain-vidit-gujrathi-indias-dramatic-shared-title-online-chess-olympiad-6582088/|access-date=2020-09-10|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
Through February and March 2022, Vidit played in the [[FIDE Grand Prix 2022]]. In the first leg, he tied for second with Daniil Dubov with 3/6 in Pool C. In the second leg, he finished second in Pool C with a result of 3/6, finishing 12th in the standings with seven points.
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* First place in 2019 [[Biel Chess Festival]] Grandmaster tournament.

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* Runner-up at the 2020 Prague Chess festival masters tournament.
Vidit qualified to the [[Chess World Cup 2023]] by rating, replacing women's world chess champion [[Ju Wenjun]]. He reached the round of 16, where he defeated [[Ian Nepomniachtchi]] to advance to the quarterfinals for his second consecutive World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGourty (Colin_McGourty) |first=Colin |date=15 August 2023 |title=Vidit Beats Nepo; 4 Indians In World Cup Quarterfinals |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/fide-world-cup-2023-round-5-3 |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 August 2023 |title=FIDE World Cup 2023 R5 TB: Fiery Vidit Gujrathi blazes Ian Nepomniachtchi - ChessBase India |url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/FIDE-World-Cup-2023-Round-5-TB-report |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=www.chessbase.in}}</ref> He lost to [[Nijat Abasov]] in the quarterfinals, missing out on a chance to qualify for the [[Candidates Tournament]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ciocan |first=Maria |date=21 August 2023 |title=FIDE World Cup: Road to the Candidates - King Watcher Blog |url=https://blog.kingwatcher.com/fide-world-cup-road-to-the-candidates/ |access-date=15 November 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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* Quarter-Finalist of [[FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2019]].

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* Rank #12 out of 154 in the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 with a score of 7.0/11
He played in the [[FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023]] from 25 October to 5 November 2023. He lost in the first round, but won 7 out of his next 10 games to win the tournament with a score of 8½/11.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodgers (JackRodgers) |first=Jack |date=6 November 2023 |title=FIDE Grand Swiss 2023: Vidit Wins, Nakamura Claims Candidates Spot |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2023-fide-grand-swiss-vidit-wins |access-date=14 November 2023 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=In Chess, R Vaishali and Vidit Gujrathi win FIDE Grand Swiss Women's and Open titles in UK |url=https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=470801 |access-date=14 November 2023 |website=newsonair.gov.in}}</ref> Vidit qualified to the [[Candidates Tournament 2024]] by finishing in the top two of the Grand Swiss.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 November 2023 |title=For Vidit Gujrathi, at long last, a moment to savour |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/for-vidit-gujrathi-at-long-last-a-moment-to-savour-101699284209850.html |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> The [[All India Chess Federation]] announced a financial assistance of ₹20&nbsp;million for Candidates preparation to Vidit, [[R Praggnanandhaa]] and [[R Vaishali]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 November 2023 |title=The All India Chess Federation announces Rs.2 crore (US$240,459) assistance to Vidit, Pragg and Vaishali - ChessBase India |url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Financial-assistance-to-Vidit-Pragg-Vaishali-for-Candidates-2024 |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=www.chessbase.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Svensen (TarjeiJS) |first=Tarjei J. |date=14 November 2023 |title=India Makes World Championship Move With $240K Assistance To Vidit, Pragg, Vaishali |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/india-makes-world-chess-champion-move-with-240k-assistance |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 November 2023 |title=AICF earmarks ₹2 crore for Candidates preparation |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/aicf-earmarks-2-crore-for-candidates-preparation-101699979761963.html |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

He finished sixth in the [[Candidates Tournament 2024]], notably defeating [[Hikaru Nakamura]] in both of their games.

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==Notable results==
*Individual silver and team gold medals in the [[European Chess Club Cup]] 2024.
* Winner of [[Shamkir Chess|Gashimov Memorial 2023]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2023 |title=Vidit edges Arjun, wins 2023 Gashimov Memorial |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/gashimov-memorial-2023-d4 |access-date=12 December 2023 |website=Chess News |language=en}}</ref>
*Winner of the [[FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title= Indian Triumph - Vidit and Vaishali win FIDE Grand Swiss |url=https://www.fide.com/news/2722 |website=FIDE|date=6 November 2023}}</ref>
* Individual and team silver medals in the [[FIDE World Rapid Team Championship|World Rapid Team Championship 2023]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 September 2023 |title=Vidit Gujrathi on X |url=https://twitter.com/viditchess/status/1697479165203877905?s=20 |access-date=14 November 2023 |website=X (formerly [[Twitter]]) |language=en}}</ref>
* Quarter-finalist of the [[Chess World Cup 2023]].
* Individual silver and team gold medals in the [[European Chess Club Cup]] 2022.
* Quarter-finalist of the [[Chess World Cup 2021]].
* Captain of gold medal-winning Indian team in the [[FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020|Online Chess Olympiad 2020]].<ref name=":0" />
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* Runner-up of the 2020 [[Prague]] Chess Festival Masters.
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* Winner of the 2019 [[Biel Chess Festival]].
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* Quarter-finalist of the [[FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2019|World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2019]].
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* Score of 7/11 in the [[FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019]].
* Winner of the [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2018|2018 Tata Steel Challengers]].


==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 15:12, 22 December 2024

Vidit Gujrathi
Vidit in 2024
Full nameVidit Santosh Gujrathi
Country India
Born (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 30)[1]
Nashik, Maharashtra, India
TitleGrandmaster (2013)
FIDE rating2727 (December 2024)
Peak rating2747 (February 2024)
RankingNo. 23 (December 2024)
Peak rankingNo. 14 (January 2024)
Medal record
Men's chess
Representing  India
Olympiad
Gold medal – first place 2020 Online Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Budapest Open team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Online Mixed team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Representing Czech Republic Nový Bor
European Club Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 Vrnjačka Banja Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Vrnjačka Banja Men's individual

Vidit Gujrathi (born 24 October 1994) is an Indian chess grandmaster. Gujrathi attained the title of grandmaster in January 2013, becoming the 30th player from India to do so. He is the fourth Indian player to have crossed the Elo rating of 2700. He is a double gold medalist at the Chess Olympiad. He is also a silver medalist at the Asian Games. He became the third Indian to qualify for the Candidates tournament by winning Grand Swiss 2023.

Career

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Early life and career

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Vidit Santosh Gujrathi was born in Nashik to Santosh Gujrathi and Nikita Santosh Gujrathi.[2] He did his early schooling at Fravashi Academy and was coached in chess from an early age. In 2006, he finished second in the Asian Youth Championships in the U12 category, thus receiving the title of FIDE Master.[3]

In 2008, he won the World Youth Chess Championship in the Open U14 section, the first Indian to do so.[4] He scored 9 points out of a possible 11, clinching his final norm to become an International Master.

He finished 2nd in the U16 category of the World Youth Chess Championship in 2009, tying with the eventual winner S. P. Sethuraman at 9 points.[5] He made the first step towards becoming a grandmaster in January 2010 by reaching a 2500 rating.

In the World Junior Chess Championship in Chennai in 2011, held for U20 players, Vidit finished with 8 points out of 11, thus gaining his first GM norm.[6]

In the Nagpur International Open in 2011, Vidit finished with 8 points out of 11, one point behind the eventual winner Ziaur Rahman. He gained his second GM norm in the tournament.[7] Vidit achieved his final GM norm at the age of 18 in the eighth round of the Rose Valley Kolkata Open Grandmasters' chess tournament in 2012, where he finished third.[8]

In 2013, Vidit won a bronze medal in the World Junior Chess Championship in Turkey in the Junior (U20) category.[9][10] Vidit finished third in the Hyderabad International Grandmasters chess tournament in 2013, winning Rs 150,000.[11] He passed the 2600-rating threshold on the January 2014 rating list.

Vidit's equal third at the 2015 Asian Chess Championship qualified him to the Chess World Cup 2015, where he was eliminated in the first round. In 2017, he tied for the best score of 7/9 at the Dubai Open.

2018–present

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Vidit won the Challenger event of the 2018 Tata Steel Chess Tournament by a full point, going undefeated with a score of 9/13. He qualified for the Masters event of the 2019 tournament, where he had a respectable 7/13 showing, including a win over former world champion Vladimir Kramnik.[12]

From 22–26 November 2019, he competed in the Tata Steel Rapid and Blitz as a wildcard competitor. He finished in a tie for eighth with fellow wildcard Pentala Harikrishna.[13] He played in the Skilling Open, the first event of the Champions Chess Tour 2021.[14]

He was the captain of the historic gold medal-winning Indian team in Online Chess Olympiad 2020.[15]

Through February and March 2022, Vidit played in the FIDE Grand Prix 2022. In the first leg, he tied for second with Daniil Dubov with 3/6 in Pool C. In the second leg, he finished second in Pool C with a result of 3/6, finishing 12th in the standings with seven points.

Vidit qualified to the Chess World Cup 2023 by rating, replacing women's world chess champion Ju Wenjun. He reached the round of 16, where he defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi to advance to the quarterfinals for his second consecutive World Cup.[16][17] He lost to Nijat Abasov in the quarterfinals, missing out on a chance to qualify for the Candidates Tournament.[18]

He played in the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023 from 25 October to 5 November 2023. He lost in the first round, but won 7 out of his next 10 games to win the tournament with a score of 8½/11.[19][20][21] Vidit qualified to the Candidates Tournament 2024 by finishing in the top two of the Grand Swiss.[22] The All India Chess Federation announced a financial assistance of ₹20 million for Candidates preparation to Vidit, R Praggnanandhaa and R Vaishali.[23][24][25]

He finished sixth in the Candidates Tournament 2024, notably defeating Hikaru Nakamura in both of their games.

Notable results

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References

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  1. ^ "About me section on his website". Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Santosh Gujrathi Vidit". The Times of India. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Asian Youth championship 2006 U12". FIDE. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  4. ^ Manuel Aaron (31 October 2013). "India dominates World Youth championships". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  5. ^ "World Youth Chess Championships 2009 Final Standings". Organiser. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  6. ^ "World Junior Chess Championship 2011". Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Nagpur International Open 2012". Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Four Indians in seven-way lead; Gujrathi is GM". Hindu. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Historic World Junior Chess bronze for Santosh Vidit". The Times of India. 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  10. ^ "India's Santosh Vidit wins bronze at World Junior Chess". First Post. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  11. ^ "Sethuraman and Varun take titles". Hindu. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  12. ^ "Vidit Gujrathi | Top Chess Players". Chess.com. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  13. ^ "2019 Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz | Grand Chess Tour".
  14. ^ "Vidit Gujrathi will star in the Champions Chess Tour Skilling Open – ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  15. ^ a b "Team captain Vidit Gujrathi looks back at India's dramatic shared title at the Online Chess Olympiad". The Indian Express. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  16. ^ McGourty (Colin_McGourty), Colin (15 August 2023). "Vidit Beats Nepo; 4 Indians In World Cup Quarterfinals". Chess.com. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  17. ^ "FIDE World Cup 2023 R5 TB: Fiery Vidit Gujrathi blazes Ian Nepomniachtchi - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  18. ^ Ciocan, Maria (21 August 2023). "FIDE World Cup: Road to the Candidates - King Watcher Blog". Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  19. ^ Rodgers (JackRodgers), Jack (6 November 2023). "FIDE Grand Swiss 2023: Vidit Wins, Nakamura Claims Candidates Spot". Chess.com. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  20. ^ a b "Indian Triumph - Vidit and Vaishali win FIDE Grand Swiss". FIDE. 6 November 2023.
  21. ^ "In Chess, R Vaishali and Vidit Gujrathi win FIDE Grand Swiss Women's and Open titles in UK". newsonair.gov.in. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  22. ^ "For Vidit Gujrathi, at long last, a moment to savour". Hindustan Times. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  23. ^ "The All India Chess Federation announces Rs.2 crore (US$240,459) assistance to Vidit, Pragg and Vaishali - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  24. ^ Svensen (TarjeiJS), Tarjei J. (14 November 2023). "India Makes World Championship Move With $240K Assistance To Vidit, Pragg, Vaishali". Chess.com. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  25. ^ "AICF earmarks ₹2 crore for Candidates preparation". Hindustan Times. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  26. ^ "Vidit edges Arjun, wins 2023 Gashimov Memorial". Chess News. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  27. ^ "Vidit Gujrathi on X". X (formerly Twitter). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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