Arjun Erigaisi
Arjun Erigaisi (born 3 September 2003)[1] is an Indian chess grandmaster. He earned the title of grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 11 months, 13 days making him the 32nd youngest person ever to achieve the title of grandmaster. He is the 5th grand master from Telugu states and 54th from India.
| Arjun Erigaisi | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Born | 3 September 2003 (age 16) |
| FIDE rating | 2559 (August 2020) |
| Peak rating | 2548 (January 2019) |
Chess career
Arjun is from Telangana, India.[2] He is the first grandmaster from Hanumakonda (Warangal), Telangana state. He became a grandmaster in August 2018. He was also the winner of a silver medal in 2015 Asian Youth Championship in Korea.[3]He is from Shine High School.
gollark: Amongst some subset of the population to be fair, not *all* of it.
gollark: Consider conspiracy theories. They are very stupid. They aren't very good for you to hold, as they may make you increasingly wrong about things. Yet they spread well.
gollark: I'm not convinced that the "if it alone leads to the development of modern science" thing is true, and I still don't agree regardless of that.
gollark: In any case, "spreads better than competitors" doesn't make it "better" in some way *for you to hold*.
gollark: I'm not very knowledgeable on the history, but I doubt what happened was a historical certainty. I think one pivotal thing was one of the emperors converting, and without that it might never have taken over.
References
- "Erigaisi Arjun chess games and profile - Chess-DB.com". chess-db.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Arjun Erigaisi's fast-track to GM title". telanganatoday.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- Subrahmanyam, V. V. (2 August 2016). "Hanamkonda boy set to create ripples in chess world". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 October 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.