He won the European Youth U8 Chess Championship in 2017.[5]
In 2021 Royal became England's youngest International Master.[2]
In November 2022, he scored his first GM norm at the Bavarian Open in Tegernsee, Germany.[6] In doing so, he broke the record for being the youngest English player to earn a GM norm.[7][8]
Royal competed in the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023.[9] At the event, he won the first round against the higher-rated Jaime Santos Latasa, who was rated 2650 (whereas Royal was rated 2407). Shreyas also defeated Vahap Şanal in Round 7, rated 2603 at the time of the game.[10] Royal finished with 4.5/11 points in the tournament, with a performance rating of 2574.[11][12]
In December 2023, Royal played in the London Chess Classic, scoring 4/9 points and obtaining his second GM norm.[13]
Royal achieved his third and final GM norm at the age of 15 in August 2024, after finishing in sixth place at the British Chess Championship. With this, Royal became the youngest British grandmaster in history, beating David Howell's record by 6 months.[14]
