Aarav Dengla
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 25, 2009 Mumbai, India |
| Chess career | |
| Country | India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2026)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2506 (June 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2506 (February 2026) |
Aarav Dengla (born July 25, 2009) is an Indian chess player. He is India’s 93rd grandmaster and the third from Mumbai, Maharashtra.[2][3] His classical live rating stands at 2506.
Career
He started playing rated tournaments at the age of 6. His first formal coach was Grandmaster Pravin Thipsay, and he later trained under Indian grandmaster and coach Vishnu Prasanna V.[4]
Dengla received his first GM norm in 2022 at the GM tournament in Bijeljina and in 2024 he won the Grand Paris Masters Championship, the youngest to do so.[5] He won gold at the FIDE Worlds School Rapid and Blitz 2024.[6][7].
He won his second GM norm during the Zupanja Celebrates the Chess GM-Norm Round Robin in Croatia in 2025.
The third and final GM norm for Dengla came when he won the GM Mix Bijeljina and GM norm Round Robin Tournament consecutively in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[8][9]
References
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "Viswanathan Anand to Aarav Dengla: Full list of India's 93 Grandmasters". February 28, 2026.
- ^ Ratnaparkhi, Rasika (February 25, 2026). "Aarav Dengla becomes India's 93rd Grandmaster and Mumbai's third - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in.
- ^ Sundar, C. Shyam (March 8, 2026). "Working with coach Vishnu Prasanna fast-tracked GM Aarav's rise" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ Bret, Felix (2026-03-27). "Aarav Dengla '28 Earns Chess Grandmaster Title". The Phillipian. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
- ^ "Who Is Aarav Dengla? Mumbai Teenager Becomes India's 93rd Chess Grandmaster".
- ^ Pall, Omair (March 3, 2026). "Who Is Aarav Dengla? India's 93rd Grandmaster Whose Mother Quit Her Job For His Career In Chess". Mashable India.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (March 1, 2026). "Aarav Dengla becomes India's 93rd Chess Grandmaster". Sportstar.
- ^ "Aarav Dengla becomes India's 93rd Grandmaster at 17". February 28, 2026.