Gopal (born 29 March 1989) is an Indian Chess grandmaster from Cochin, Kerala.

He won the bronze medal in the prestigious 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China in November 2010.

He also won the bronze medal in the World Team Championship held in Bursa, Turkey in January 2010.

Key achievements National events Asian events Olympiads and World Team 2010 Olympiads: He has represented India in three successive Chess Olympiads namely Dresden 2008,Khanty-Mansiysk 2010 and Istanbul 2012 World Team Chess Championship 2010: His team India won bronze in the prestigious World Team 2010 He received the prestigious Tigran Mets Medal during the Lake Sevan 2007 where he was the joint winner.

"The Tigran Mets Medal" is a highly prestigious and very special honor of Armenia.