Vidit Gujrathi Age, Wiki and Bio

Vidit Gujrathi

Quick Info

ProfessionChess Player
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth24/10/1994
Age29 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

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