Background
He was born in Nasik on 24 October 1994 to Doctor Santosh Gujrathi and Doctor Nikta Santhosh Gujrathi.
He was born in Nasik on 24 October 1994 to Doctor Santosh Gujrathi and Doctor Nikta Santhosh Gujrathi.
In 2006, he finished second in the Asian Youth Championship in the U12 category, thus becoming a FIDE Master.
He is among the top ten Chess players from India. He did his early schooling at Fravashi Academy and was coached in Chess from an early age. Gujrathi became an IM when he secured 7 points out of 13 in the Velammal 45th National A Chess Championship in Chennai in 2008.
He scored 9 points out a of a possible 11, gaining his final norm to become an International Master.
In the World Junior Chess Championship in Chennai in 2011, held for U20 players, Vidit finished with 8 points out of 13, thus gaining his first General Motors norm. He gained his second General Motors norm in the tournament.
Vidit finished third in the Hyderabad International Grandmasters chess tournament in 2013, winning Rs 1.5 lakh. Vidit has been also performing in the top 10 of other tournaments, including the Commonwealth Championship in 2008.
Throughout the years, Vidit was also coached by IM Anup Deshmukh, IM Roktim Bandopadhyay and General Motors Alon Greenfeld of Israel.
Grandmaster Abhijit Kunte, who also coached Vidit earlier, said in 2013 that Vidit could reach an ELO rating of 2700 in two-three years. Kunte also considered Vidit"s positional sense excellent, comparing him to the Indian chess prodigy P Harikrishna.