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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian chess grandmaster (born 2005)}}<br />
{{Infobox chess player<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| birth_date = {{bda|2005|4|7}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=158828|title=Aaryan Varshney}}</ref><br />
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India<br />
| title = [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2026)<ref name="FIDEGM">{{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main233976.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)}}</ref><br />
| peakrating = 2538 (April 2026)<br />
| FideID = 45048975<br />
}}<br />
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'''Aaryan Varshney''' is an Indian [[chess]] grandmaster.<br />
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==Career==<br />
Aaryan began learning chess at the age of 7 from his single father Gaurav, who served as his primary trainer. Prior to becoming a Grandmaster, Aaryan never attended any chess academies and did not work with coaches, or books.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/india-gets-its-92nd-gm-no-coach-single-fathers-grind-and-a-dream-to-beat-gukesh-the-making-of-aaryan-varshney/articleshow/126563130.cms|title=India gets its 92nd GM: No coach, single father's grind, and a dream to beat Gukesh - the making of Aaryan Varshney|date=January 16, 2026}}</ref><br />
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In December 2025, he won the Bhilwara Rating Open with a perfect score of 9/9, which was 1.5 points ahead of the rest of the field.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Aaryan-Varshney-perfect-at-2nd-Bhilwara-Rating-Open-2025|title=Aaryan Varshney perfect at 2nd Bhilwara Rating Open 2025|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed|date=January 20, 2026}}</ref><br />
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In January 2026, he won the Andranik Margaryan Memorial after drawing against grandmaster [[Jegor Lashkin]] in the final round. He also became India’s 92nd Grandmaster through this result.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Aaryan-Varshney-dominates-16th-Andranik-Margaryan-Memorial-GM-Round-Robin-2026-becomes-the-92nd-Grandmaster-of-India|title=Aaryan Varshney dominates 16th Andranik Margaryan Memorial 2026, becomes the 92nd Grandmaster of India|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed|date=January 19, 2026}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Indian grandmasters}}<br />
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[[Category:2005 births]]<br />
[[Category:Chess Grandmasters]]<br />
[[Category:Sportspeople from Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian chess players]]</div>Cmrseowork