21-year-old Aaryan Varshney from Delhi has become India’s 92nd Chess Grandmaster, achieving his final norm at the Andranik Margaryan Memorial in Armenia in January 2026. He is the 8th GM from Delhi, achieving the feat with a FIDE rating of 2513.
21-year-old Aaryan Varshney from Delhi has become India’s 92nd Chess Grandmaster, achieving his final norm at the Andranik Margaryan Memorial in Armenia in January 2026. He is the 8th GM from Delhi, achieving the feat with a FIDE rating of 2513.
Commonwealth Chess Championship – 2026 – 27 in Kaluthara, Sri Lanka from 16th to 26th May, 2026. 
GM Suleymenov Alisher Clinches Title at the 1st Chola Chess International Grandmaster Round Robin Tournament 2026. 
TENTATIVE NATIONAL CALENDAR FOR 2026-27 
Round 3 : 1st Chola Chess International Grandmaster Norm Round Robin Tournament 2026, Chennai. 
Day 2:1st Chola Chess International Grandmaster Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament, Chennai 
Fide Arbiter Seminar in Pune 28 Feb -02 March 2026 & Thoothukudi 07-09 March 2026