Titles, norms and results
A career, one tournament at a time.
Titles, norms and results. Most link to a public source; the rest come from my own records. For every rated event, see my FIDE profile.
International Master
FIDE · 2025
FIDE Master
FIDE · 2018
Peak FIDE 2410
September 2025
Commonwealth Under-20
Gold medal · 2018
Timeline
From Ahmednagar to IM
Age 11
First steps
Started playing chess at around eleven, in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
Source: Lichess coach profile
School years
National school gold medals
Two-time gold medalist at national school events, and an individual board gold at the National School Games as captain of the Maharashtra team.
Junior career
Representing India
Represented India at the World Junior Chess Championship in 2014 and 2019, and at the Western Asian Chess Championship.
2018
Commonwealth Under-20 gold
Won gold in the Under-20 section of the Commonwealth Chess Championship.
Source: ChessBase India
2018
2019
Maharashtra State Rapid & Blitz champion
Won both state titles in the faster formats.
Source: ChessBase India
2022
First IM norm: Orbis-2, Serbia
Won the Orbis-2 IM round robin in Paraćin unbeaten, 7.5/9, after falling just short in the two events before it.
Source: ChessBase India
2022
Second IM norm: Prague
Second norm at the Prague International Chess Festival, four months later.
Source: ChessBase India
2024
Third IM norm: Abu Dhabi
After a gap of more than two years, a third norm at the 30th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival.
Source: ChessBase India
Jul 2025
Two norms in ten days: Andújar and La Plagne
Norms at the Lince Andújar Open in Spain and, a little over a week later, at the 5th La Plagne Masters in France.
Source: ChessBase India
2025
International Master
Crossed 2400 on the August 2025 FIDE list and was awarded the IM title. Peak rating 2410 in September 2025.
Source: FIDE
Today
Playing, coaching, creating
Competing in India and Europe, coaching students one to one online, and sharing chess on YouTube and Instagram. Still working towards the GM title.
The five norms
Five norms, three and a half years
The IM title requires norms (performances at IM level in strong international events) plus a 2400 rating. Source: ChessBase India.
- 1stOrbis-2 IM Round RobinParaćin, Serbia2022
- 2ndPrague International Chess FestivalPrague, Czech Republic2022
- 3rd30th Abu Dhabi Chess FestivalAbu Dhabi, UAE2024
- 4thLince Andújar Chess OpenAndújar, SpainJul 2025
- 5th5th La Plagne MastersLa Plagne, FranceJul 2025
Results
Recent tournament wins
A selection, as reported by ChessBase India.
- 20253rd Pinnacle Rapid Rating Open ↗1st, 8.5/9 unbeaten, in a field of 298
- 2025Smt. Arunatai Jagnade Smruti Rapid Rating Open ↗1st, 8/9 unbeaten
- 2024Shatranj Rapid Rating Open, Belgaum ↗1st on tie-break, 8/9 unbeaten
- 20242nd JK's ECA One Day Rapid Rating Open ↗1st on tie-break, 8.5/9, with a final-round win over a GM
- 2022Orbis-2 IM Round Robin, Paraćin (Serbia) ↗1st, 7.5/9 unbeaten, first IM norm
More honours
Representing India and Maharashtra
- Two-time gold medalist at national school events
- Individual board gold at the National School Games, as captain of the Maharashtra team
- Represented India at the World Junior Chess Championship twice, in 2014 and 2019
- Represented India at the Western Asian Chess Championship
- 3rd place at the Mumbai Mayor's Cup
From my own records.
Around the world
Played across Asia and Europe
International events in Mumbai, Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, and in 17 other countries:
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- France
- Hungary
- Italy
- Malaysia
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Spain
- UAE
- Vietnam
Ratings
Ratings
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