India, March 14 -- Aravindh Chithambaram has become the most recent Indian Grandmaster put in the spotlight, after his sensational victory at the Prague Chess Masters 2025. Chithambaram is currently in third position at the FIDE Circuit 2025, behind leader Ding Liren and second-placed R Praggnanandhaa. The winner of the FIDE Circuit 2025 becomes a direct qualifier for the Candidates in 2026.

Chithambaram has also had a massive leap in the live chess rankings, climbing eight positions higher to World No. 14, ahead of India legend Viswanathan Anand, who is 15th.

Recently, his long-time coach Ramachandran Ramesh labelled him as the most talented chess player in India, after Anand and totally snubbed the likes of D Gukesh, who is also the c...