KARIMNAGAR, SEPTEMBER 10, 2026: A 15-year-old Sree Shaunak Chanda from Karimnagar town has become the youngest chess player from Telangana state to be conferred with the FIDE master title, with an all-India 20th rank in the standings, achieving a classical rating of 2322.
This was announced by FIDE interim president V Anand on Thursday. The Chess prodigy from Karimnagar town has become the youngest player to earn a current FIDE rating of 2322 and is racing to become the youngest Grand Master very soon.
Sree Shaunak Chanda, a tenth-class student from ZPHS in Karimnagar, started playing chess at the age of eight years only. His parents, Prasad and Apoorva, provided formal coaching in Karimnagar town. Later, he was provided training at Race Chess Academy under the guidance of Rama Raju in Hyderabad.
He had participated in several state- and national-level competitions and defeated several players. Sree Shaunak Chanda, a talented young chess player, has brought immense pride with his remarkable achievements on the international chess circuit.
Sree Shaunak participated in the International chess tournaments from 2nd July to 1st August 2026, in Spain, where he defeated several international players and gained 850 FIDE Elo rating points. During this period, he achieved the prestigious Candidate Master (CM) and FIDE Master (FM) titles and crossed the remarkable 2321 FIDE classical rating.
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