[2] In 2015, he won the US National K-12 Championship and was also the US Junior Champion, the first time both titles were held by the same person in a single year.

[2][3] This was achieved prior to FIDE's change of K-factor multiple effective July 2014 for players aged 18 and less, which inflated point gains.

[11][12] Since April 2014, Chandra has remained the highest USCF rated Junior Rapid Chess player (U21) in the country.

In the 2016 Saint Louis Autumn Invitational, Chandra achieved the six-day norm and completed his grandmaster title requirements.

[22] In December 2021, Chandra tied for 1st place at the 2021 Charlotte Open alongside Grandmasters Titas Stremavičius, Cemil Can Ali Marandi, Tanguy Ringoir, Robby Kevlishvili, and then-IM Christopher Yoo.

[24] He is also a writer,[25] and documented his journey from a beginner to Grandmaster level on his blog Quest to GM, which was then converted to a personal website.