Akash Ganesan (born 1 October 1996) is an Indian chess grandmaster and former national champion.
In 2013, he won gold medal in Commonwealth Junior category held at South Africa.
In 2019 December, He completed his 3rd GM norm and Secured silver medal in National Senior championship held at Sikkim.
In 2020 February, Akash won Prague International Chess Festival Open 2020 and got qualified for Prague International Chess Festival Challengers 2021.
His Grandmaster title was confirmed at the 2nd Council Meet of FIDE for the year 2020 that was held on 3 July 2020.