Aaryan Varshney is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Career
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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
References
- ↑ India gets its 92nd GM: No coach, single father's grind, and a dream to beat Gukesh - the making of Aaryan Varshney(January 16, 2026).
- ↑ Aaryan Varshney perfect at 2nd Bhilwara Rating Open 2025, Ahmed, Shahid(January 20, 2026).
- ↑ Aaryan Varshney dominates 16th Andranik Margaryan Memorial 2026, becomes the 92nd Grandmaster of India, Ahmed, Shahid(January 19, 2026).